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Gloucestershire DIRECTORY. J GLOUCESTERSHIRE. COUNTY POLICE. HEAD QUARTERS, 1 CRESCENT TERRACE, CHELTENHAM. ~Chief Constable, Major Richard Chester-Master, I Crescent terrace, Cheltenham_ Deputy Chief Constable, William Harrison, Gloucester. Superintendent & Chief Clerk, Young Sainsbury. Assistant Clerks, Sergeant Henry Woodward, P.C. Arthur St. Clair Sainsbury, P.C. John C. Lewis, P.C. William E'. Wakefield & P.C. John H. Jotcham. The force consists of a chief constable, deputy chief constable, chief clerk, 9 superintendents, n *inspectors, 46 sergeants­ & 334 *constables; \Otal *403. Of these 3 inspectors & 3 police constables are additional constables. The 3 former are· Inspectors of Weight~ & Measures, & the 3 latter are employed at Sharpness Docks. Campden District, Frederick Jones, Chipping Campden, Gloucester District, William Harrison, Gloucester, superintendent. Stations-Chipping Campden, Long deputy chief constable; John Dennis & Benjamin Marston, Moreton-in-the-Marsh, Stanton Butt, inspectors at Gloucester. Stations-Hopewell Bristol District, Edward Cooke, Staple Hill, superinten· street, Gloucester, Bristol road, Gloucester, Chelten­ dent ; .Alfred Cooke, Kingswood, inspector. Stations ham road, Chnrchdown, Corse, Dymock, Frethorne, -Filton, Frampton Cottrell, Frenchay, Hanham, Hen­ Gloucester, Hardwicke, Hartpury, Hucclecote, Huntley, bury, Kingswood, Mangotsfield, Marshfield, Oldland Minsterworth, Newent, Tuflley, Upton St. Leonards, Common, Pucklechurch, Staple Hill, Stoke Gifford, Whitminster Wick, Winterbourne Sodbnry District, Frederick S. Phelps, Chipping Sodbury, Cirencester District, Edward Selwood, Cirencester, superintendent. Stations-Acton Turville, .Almonds­ superintendent. Stations-Bibury, Cirencester, Fair­ bury, Chipping Sodbury, Didmarton, Falfield, Hawkes-· ford, Kemble, Leohlade, North Oerney, Sapperton, bury Upton, Iron Acton, Olveston, Redwick, Thorn­ South Cerney bury, Wickwar Dursley Di~trict, Ezekiel J. Parkins, Dursley, superinten­ Stroud District, J ames B. Biggs, Stroud, superinten· · dent. Sttations-Berkeley, Cu.mbridge, Charfield, Durs­ dent. Stations-Avening, Bisley, Birdlip, Brimsoombe;. ley, Kingscote, Newport, North Nibley, Sharpness, Cainscross, Chalford, Chalford Hill, Horsley, King Sharpness Docks, Tetbury, Uley, Wotton-under-Edge Stanley, Minchinhampton, Nailsworth, Painswick, Tewkesbnry District, Arthur W. Hopkins, superintendent Parliament street, Stroud, Stroud, Rodborough, stationed at Cheltenham; William J. Lane, Tewkes­ Stonehouse, Whiteshill bury, inspector. Stations-Beckford, Bishops Cleeve, Stow District, Robert Henry Hopkins, N orthleach,super­ Coombe Hill, Kemerton, Prestbury, Tewkesbury, intendent. Stations.-Andoversford, Bourton-on-the­ Twyning, Winchcombe Water, Ohedworth, Guiting, Northleach, Stow-on-the­ Forest District, Thomas Griffin, Coleford, superinten­ Wold, Withington, Windrush dent; Hubert Seabright, Lydney & William Packer, Cheltenham District, Arthnr William Hopkins, superin­ Cinderford, inspectors. Stations-Bream, Blakeney, tendent; Edward Corbett & John W. Whyton, inspec­ Cinderford, Clearwell, Coleford, Drybrook, Little Dean, tors at Cheltenham. Stations Cheltenham; Sub­ Longhope, Lydbrook, Lydney, Mitcheldean, Newnham, stations, Tewkesbury road, St. Mark's, Bath road & Parlrend, Ruardean, Ruspidge, St. Briavels, Tidenham, Pittville at Cheltenham; Charlton Kings W~stbury-on-Severn, Woolaston, Yorkley GLOt'. .
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