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London's police were nicknamed after their founder, Sir Robert (Bobby) Peel. They were also nicknamed Peelers but that is no longer used.
From Sir Robert Peel who helped to create the modern police force, As youi may know the diminutive or familiar for Robert is Bob - hence Bobbies.
"Bobbies" is used as a colloquial term for police officers around the UK, not just London where it originated.
No, they are called "bobbies" or peelers
They're called "Bobbies," a reference to the organizer of the London Metropolitan Police Sir Robert Peel.
Yes, bobbies are a nickname for officers. The London police force , now called the Police Service was created in 1829 by an act introduced in the British Parliament by the then home secretary, Sir Robert Peel. The shortened version of Robert is "Bob" which gave rise to the nicknames "Bobbies" and/or "Peelers" for policemen
Policemen were called "bobbies" in Victorian times after Sir Robert Peel, the founder of the Metropolitan Police in London in 1829. The 'bobbies' were named after his first name, Robert, and this term eventually became synonymous with police officers in the UK.
"Bobbies" is used as a colloquial term for police officers around the UK, not just London where it originated.
'Peelers' or 'Bobbies' - a nickname playing off the name of Sir Robert Peele the organizer of the London Metropolitan Police Force.
The Bow Street Runners, sometimes called Peelers or Bobbies after their founder Sir Robert Peel.
The term "bobby" refers to the London Metropolitan Police in England. The name comes from Sir Robert Peel, who is considered the "father of modern policing".
A Bobby is a British policeman. The London police force was founded by Robert Peel, and policemen are therefore known as Bobbies or Peelers.
Peel helped create the modern concept of the police force, leading to officers being known as "bobbies" (in England) and "Peelers" (in Ireland).
As home secretary Peel succeeded in reforming the criminal laws and established the London police force, whose members came to be called Peelers or Bobbies