Peterborough City Police

{{Short description|Law enforcement in Peterborough, England from 1874 to 1947}}

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|chief1name = William Hurst 1874-1889, John William Lawson 1889-1909, John Edward Ker Watson 1909-1915, Thomas Danby 1915-43,

Francis George Markin 1943-47.

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The Peterborough City/Borough Police force was responsible for law enforcement in Peterborough, England, from 16 June 1874 to 1 April 1947, at which point it was merged with the Liberty of Peterborough Constabulary to form the Peterborough Combined Police.

{{cite book|author=June Bull|title=Peterborough Through Time|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QYOIAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT111|date=17 October 2013|publisher=Amberley Publishing Limited|isbn=978-1-4456-3027-4|page=111}}

File:Queen Victoria Crown Peterborough City Police Badge 1874 - 1901.jpg

File:Kings Crown Peterborough City Police Badge 1943 - 1947.jpg