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Re: Robert Peel
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Originally Posted by derekgas
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.
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Sir Robert's grandfather, also Robert Peel, was born at Peel Fold in Oswaldtwistle, before moving down market to Bury. 
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