Book plate of Richard Towneley of Towneley from 1702

Wall decoration at Towneley Hall showing arms from around 1500. The three goats (?) in two quarters seem to come from the 1480 marriage of Sir John Towneley to heiress Isabella Pilkington - who brought both the Pilkington cross and her mother’s (?) three goats as armorial designs. Her mother’s family name is not yet known.

Standard Townley Coat of Arms and the one listed in most surname marketing databases.

A variant yet to be traced

Charles Towneley

Burnley Council Coat of Arms - with Towneley in two quarters and the family motto

Dyneley of Bramhope

Former pub sign at Bramhope - between Leeds and Harrogate, near Pool

One of the incorrect Townley arms give by some surname artwork sellers.

The source for this design may be the “Pilkington” quarter of the arms displayed at Towneley Hall (see above).

Townsley arms sent out by “Burke’s Peerage” to families in the 1990s. Also listed as Townley of Royle (see Medieval Familes)