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and date back to the earliest days of policing. The archives contain many records relating to police officers who served and is of particular interest to genealogists.
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Brian Estill was concerned that there was no heritage policy within the force. Estill saved items from
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Active collecting of police material in the Devon and Cornwall area began in the 1970's.
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Police Station while the archive materials are located at the
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Okehampton Police Station
Okehampton
England
Coordinates
50°44′23″N 3°59′44″W / 50.7397°N 3.9956°W / 50.7397; -3.9956
www.dcpolicingmuseum.co.uk
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Devon
Cornwall
Devon and Cornwall Police
Devon County Constabulary
Cornwall County Constabulary
Police Constable
skips
Okehampton
Devon Heritage Centre
Tavistock's



"What we do"
"Police museum opens to the public in Devon"
Archived
"New museum celebrating years of police history"
"Mini Museum opens in Tavistock to celebrate policing history in Devon and Cornwall"
Archived

Museum of Policing in Devon and Cornwall
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