Bath City Police
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The Bath City Police was a British
police force that existed before 1967 and covered the county
borough
of Bath. It was merged with the Somerset Constabulary in 1967 to form the short-lived Somerset and Bath Constabulary
, which in 1972 amalgamated into the Avon and Somerset Constabulary
.
United Kingdom
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police force that existed before 1967 and covered the county
County
A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain modern nations. Historically in mainland Europe, the original French term, comté, and its equivalents in other languages denoted a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain...
borough
Borough
A borough is an administrative division in various countries. In principle, the term borough designates a self-governing township although, in practice, official use of the term varies widely....
of Bath. It was merged with the Somerset Constabulary in 1967 to form the short-lived Somerset and Bath Constabulary
Somerset and Bath Constabulary
Somerset and Bath Constabulary was a short-lived police force in England from 1967 to 1974. It was created as a merger of the Somerset Constabulary and Bath City Police and covered the administrative county of Somerset and the county borough of Bath...
, which in 1972 amalgamated into the Avon and Somerset Constabulary
Avon and Somerset Constabulary
Avon & Somerset Constabulary is the territorial police force in England responsible for policing the non-metropolitan county of Somerset, the city & county of Bristol and the unitary authorities of South Gloucestershire, North Somerset and Bath and North East Somerset; before 1996 these districts...
.