Towneley is a surname, and may refer to:
People The Towneley family of England Charles Townley (1 October 1737 – 3 January 1805), British antiquary Caroline Theresa Towneley (1838–1873), British heiress Charles Towneley (MP) (1803–1870), Irish Independent Irish Party and Whig politician Francis Towneley (1709–1746), English Catholic and Jacobite Henry Towneley Green (1836–1899), English watercolourist and illustrator John Towneley (politician) (1806–1878), English Whig politician John Towneley (translator) (1697–1782), English supporter of the Jacobite Rising of 1745 Montagu Towneley-Bertie, 13th Earl of Lindsey (2 November 1887 – 11 September 1963), English peer Richard de Towneley (MP) (c. 1313 – 16 April 1381), English landowner and politician Richard Towneley (1629–1707), English mathematician, natural philosopher and astronomer Simon Towneley (1921–2022), British author
Barons O'Hagan Baron O'Hagan (the title) Thomas O'Hagan, Baron O'Hagan (1812–1885) who married in 1871 Alice Towneley, daughter and co-heiress of Colonel Charles Towneley, from whom his heirs take the name Thomas Towneley O'Hagan, 2nd Baron O'Hagan (5 December 1878 – 13 December 1900) Maurice Towneley-O'Hagan, 3rd Baron O'Hagan (20 February 1882 – 18 December 1961) Charles Towneley Strachey, 4th Baron O'Hagan (b. 1945)
Places and institutions Mary Towneley Loop, a circular route along the border of Lancashire and Yorkshire Towneley Colliery or Towneley Desmesne, coal mine in Lancashire Towneley High School founded 1941 in Lancashire Towneley Park in Lancashire Towneley railway station in Lancashire Towneley Stadium, a former racing stadium in Lancashire
Arts Towneley Mystery Plays