Liberty of Peterborough Constabulary | |
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Agency overview | |
Formed | 10 March 1857 |
Preceding agency |
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Dissolved | 1 April 1947 |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | Peterborough, England, UK |
Legal jurisdiction | England & Wales |
Constituting instrument | |
General nature | |
Operational structure | |
Headquarters | Sessions House, Peterborough |
Agency executive |
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Area Commands | Peterborough |
The Liberty of Peterborough Constabulary was the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement surrounding 'The Soke of Peterborough', England, from 1856 to 1947.[1] It was initially controlled by the Chief Constable of Northamptonshire Captain Henry Lambert Bayly 1857 - 1876. The constabulary had its headquarters in the old gaol behind the Sessions House on Thorpe Road in Peterborough.