The nickname apparently is a result of the act of Parliament establishing the Metropolitan Police Force being introduced by the Home Secretary, Sir Robert Peel.
No, they are called "bobbies" or peelers
"Bobbies" is used as a colloquial term for police officers around the UK, not just London where it originated.
The Bow Street Runners, sometimes called Peelers or Bobbies after their founder Sir Robert Peel.
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.
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
"Bobbies" is used as a colloquial term for police officers around the UK, not just London where it originated.
They're called "Bobbies," a reference to the organizer of the London Metropolitan Police Sir Robert Peel.
The founder of the Metropolitan Police was Sir Robert Peel so his policemen were nicknamed Peelers or Bobbies.
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Coppers, Cops, the fuzz, peelers, and bobbies.
They are called Bobbies.
The termin bobbies comes from the Home Secretary Robert Peel. He created the the modern police force concept. The Police is often called Peeler - after Robert Peel's surname - or Bobby which is a short form of Robert.