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derekgas · 17-11-2007, 08:42

It seems there may be more than one famous robert peel, the robert peel - bury connection is the robert peel who founded the police force, hence the early name for policemen being 'peelers', there is a statue of this robert peel on the wylde in bury.

17-11-2007, 08:42	#9
derekgas God Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Accrington Posts: 2,539 Liked: 2 times Rep Power: 899	Re: Robert Peel It seems there may be more than one famous robert peel, the robert peel - bury connection is the robert peel who founded the police force, hence the early name for policemen being 'peelers', there is a statue of this robert peel on the wylde in bury.