A parish constable, also known as a petty constable, was a law enforcement officer, usually unpaid and part-time, serving a parish. The position evolved from the ancient chief pledge of a tithing and takes its name from the office of constable with which it was originally unconnected.
It is distinct from the more senior position of the hundred-constable, also known as the High Constable (e.g. the High Constable of Holborn, who was one of the hundred-constables for Ossulstone; Ossulstone's hundred court was located at Red Lion Square, in Holborn).
In London (excluding the City of London), the position was superseded by the introduction of the Metropolitan Police Service in 1829, which created a full-time professional force. Elsewhere, professional county police forces took over, after the County Police Act 1839 was passed.
A parishconstable, also known as a petty constable, was a law enforcement officer, usually unpaid and part-time, serving a parish. The position evolved...
A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in criminal law enforcement. The office of constable can vary significantly in different...
the title of chief constable. The title is derived from the original local parishconstables of the 18th century and earlier. Constable and constabulary...
position of parishconstable, a parochial officer subordinate to a hundred-constable. Although the parishconstable and hundred-constable share the term...
by constables and watchmen. Constables were appointed or elected at the local level for specific terms and, like their UK counterparts the Parish Constable...
A special constable or special police constable (SC or SPC) can refer to an auxiliary or part-time law enforcement officer or a person who is granted...
stopped at his alehouse before the Lawrence attack, and called for the parishconstable. Another account claims that two of the gang were spotted by a servant...
ecclesiastical and secular well-being of the parish they served. Parishconstables, sometimes referred to as petty constables, were attested by justices of the peace...
Melton Constable is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 6.96 km2 (2.69 sq mi) and had a population of 518...
Tower Division": the High Constable of a hundred or division had charge of the parishconstables of its constituent parishes. A Lord Lieutenant could commission...
establishment of uniformed police forces in the United Kingdom, each parish had a ParishConstable – a person appointed locally who had responsibility for enforcing...
first police, from settlement until 1879, had been nine parishconstables (one for each parish). As had been the case in England, these positions were...
Burton Constable is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located approximately 9 miles (14 km) north-east of Hull...
among the general population in England was carried out by unpaid parishconstables who were elected, and later appointed by the local justice of the...
or undersheriffs of manors. In England, the word came to refer to a parishconstable of the Anglican Church, one often charged with duties of charity. A...
assist the connétable of the parish to maintain law and order. Officers are elected as centeniers, vingteniers or constable's officers, each with various...
Constable Burton is a civil parish in the former Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It contains 16 listed buildings that are recorded...
Constable Burton is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Leyburn. The village takes its name from ‘Burton’...
Melton Constable Hall is a large (Grade I listed) country house in the parish of Melton Constable, Norfolk, England designed in the Christopher Wren style...
or stop a crime in progress: Parishconstable William Taylor, 1828 (fatally injured arresting two men) Police constable Joseph Moss, 1879 (shot whilst...
be made by a justice of the peace or the sheriff, undersheriff or parishconstable. It had to be read out to the gathering concerned and had to follow...
police stations to replace the lock-ups it had inherited from the parishconstable system. It also authorised him to top up the Police Superannuation...
the City of London. It replaced a previously more diverse system of parishconstables and watchmen. It is one of the Metropolitan Police Acts 1829 to 1895...
police force was demanded. The parishconstables retained their historic role, but from 1853 uniformed assistant constables were appointed. Initially, there...
the parish. One or more Douzaine representatives represent their parish at the States of Election when a new Jurat is elected. Two elected Constables (French:...
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