Earl Peel

Earl Peel
Arms of Earl Peel

Blazon

Arms: Argent, three Sheaves of three Arrows proper, two and one banded Gules, on a Chief Azure, a Bee volant Or. Crest: A Demi-Lion rampant Argent, gorged with a Collar Azure, charged with three Bezants, holding between the paws a Shuttle Or. Supporters: Dexter: A Lion reguardant Argent. Sinister: A Gryphon reguardent Or. Both gorged with a Chain Or, pendent therefrom an Escutcheon Azure, charged with a Mace erect Or.
Note:The Martlet for difference was only on the arms until the 2nd Earl inherited the baronetcy in 1942.[1]

Creation date10 July 1929
Created byKing George V
PeeragePeerage of the United Kingdom
First holderWilliam Peel, 1st Earl Peel
Present holderWilliam Peel, 3rd Earl Peel
Heir apparentAshton Peel, Viscount Clanfield
Remainder tothe 1st Earl's heirs male
Subsidiary titlesViscount Peel
Viscount Clanfield
Baronet ‘of Drayton Manor’
StatusExtant
MottoINDUSTRIA
(With industry)
Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet.

Earl Peel is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The Peel family descends from Robert Peel, eldest son of a wealthy cotton merchant. The family lands, known as Drayton Manor, in the County of Stafford would become more commonly known in modern-day as an amusement park. The family seat is Elmire House, near Ripon, North Yorkshire.

  1. ^ Debrett's, 2015, p. 965.

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