Somerset and Bath Constabulary
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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. It was amalgamated under the Local Government Act 1972
with Bristol City Police
and parts of the Gloucestershire Constabulary
to form the Avon and Somerset Constabulary
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
from 1967 to 1974. It was created as a merger of the Somerset Constabulary and Bath City Police
Bath City Police
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....
and covered the administrative county
Administrative county
An administrative county was an administrative division in England and Wales and Ireland used for the purposes of local government. They are now abolished, although in Northern Ireland their former areas are used as the basis for lieutenancy....
of Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
and the county borough
County borough
County borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland , to refer to a borough or a city independent of county council control. They were abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 in England and Wales, but continue in use for lieutenancy and shrievalty in...
of Bath. It was amalgamated under the Local Government Act 1972
Local Government Act 1972
The Local Government Act 1972 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974....
with Bristol City Police
Bristol City Police
Bristol City Constabulary, also called Bristol City Police, was a police force responsible for policing the city of Bristol in south-west England until 1974, when it was amalgamated under the Local Government Act 1972 with Somerset and Bath Constabulary and parts of the Gloucestershire Constabulary...
and parts of the Gloucestershire Constabulary
Gloucestershire Constabulary
Gloucestershire Constabulary is the territorial police force responsible for policing the non-metropolitan county of Gloucestershire in England...
to form 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...
.