Chorley
Chorley shown within Lancashire
Population	33,424
OS grid reference	SD5817
- London	200 miles
District	Chorley
Shire county	Lancashire
Region	North West
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CHORLEY
Postcode district	PR6, PR7
Dialling code	01257
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
European Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Chorley
List of places: UK • England • Lancashire

Coordinates: 53°39′08″N 2°37′40″W / 53.6521, -2.6279

Chorley is a market town in Lancashire, England. Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government Chorley is a local government district with Borough status in Lancashire, England. Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of Subdivisions of England used for the purposes of Local government outside Greater London Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one North West England is one of the nine official Regions of England. Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system UK Postal codes are known as postcodes. UK postcodes are Alphanumeric. The, also known as the Preston postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Chorley, Leyland, Preston and Southport in The UK Telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Telephone Numbering Plan, is the system used for assigning Telephone numbers in the United There are a number of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. Lancashire Constabulary is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the ceremonial county of Lancashire in the North West England The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and The Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service is the county-wide statutory emergency fire and rescue service for the Shire county of Lancashire The North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust was formed on 1 July 2006 as part of Health Minister Lord Warner's plans to reduce the number of NHS North West England is a Constituency of the European Parliament. This is a list of the 646 constituencies currently represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, as at the 2005 general election Chorley is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates List of places --> List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places This is a list of places within the ceremonial county boundaries of Lancashire, England. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Market town or market right is a legal term originating in the Medieval period for a European settlement that has the right to hold Markets Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The town's wealth came principally from the cotton industry. As recently as the 1970's the skyline was dominated by numerous factory chimneys, but most are now demolished: remnants of the industrial past include Morrison's chimney and a few other mill buildings, and the streets of terraced houses for mill workers. Chorley is known as the home of the Chorley cake. Chorley cakes are flattened fruit-filled pastry cakes traditionally associated with the town of Chorley in Lancashire, England.

Contents 1 History 2 Geography and local government 3 Economy 4 Transport 5 Education 6 Sport 7 Media 8 Culture and community 9 Places of interest 10 Notable people 11 References 12 External links

History

The name Chorley came from Anglo-Saxon Ceorla-lēah = "the peasants' clearing". A peasant is an agricultural worker who subsists by working a small plot of ground The name of the River Chor was back-formed from "Chorley". The River Chor is a largely Culverted Stream in the Lancashire town of Chorley. In Etymology, back-formation refers to the process of creating a new Lexeme (less precisely a new "word" by removing actual or supposed Affixes The principal river in the town is the River Yarrow. Abysinniayarrowjpg|thumb|300px|right|Shortly after departing the reservoirs the river passes through an area of Chorley formerly known as Abysinnia]]The River Yarrow is in Lancashire The Black Brook is a tributary of the Yarrow. Black Brook is in Lancashire, with its source at Great Hill. The water is Acidic due to a high level of Peat in the uplands near to The River Chor runs not far from the centre of the modern town, notably through Astley Park.

A settlement has existed at Chorley since at least the Bronze Age. The term Bronze Age refers to a period in human cultural development when the most advanced Metalworking (at least in systematic and widespread use included techniques for The earliest find came from 3500 BC on Anglezarke as the site known as Round Loaf was discovered. Anglezarke is a Civil parish of the Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England. Round Loaf is a Neolithic or Bronze Age Tumulus on the West Pennine Moors on Anglezarke Moor within the locale of Chorley A farmer at Astley Hall Farm found a pottery burial urn from this period in 1963. Astley Hall is a Country house in Chorley, Lancashire, England. This find was followed up with further excavations, with further artifacts being found. Objects from these excavations are on display at the hall's museum.

During the Roman era Chorley was not a settlement but a Roman road ran near Chorley towards Wigan. The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial Wigan is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. It stands on the River Douglas, south of Preston, west-northwest of Manchester It is believed that some Romans did settle at Brindle to the north of the town, as Roman remains were discovered there in the late 1950s. Brindle is a small village and Civil parish of the Borough of Chorley, Lancashire, England.

A market charter was granted to the town in the 1250s, and there is evidence from 1498 that the market was actually taking place. Nowadays, the town has two markets, the Flat Iron Market and the Covered Market. For one weekend each year, French market traders sell their produce in the town, with Chorley's merchants returning the favour in France. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The market has a number of specialist cheesemongers who purvey the local Lancashire cheese in various forms. Lancashire cheese, a crumbly English cow's-milk Cheese, is considered one of the premier products of the county Also sold is the famous Chorley Cake. Chorley cakes are flattened fruit-filled pastry cakes traditionally associated with the town of Chorley in Lancashire, England.

During 1442 a local noble named Sir Rowland Standish (a relative of Myles Standish, Mayflower passenger and military commander of Plymouth Colony), who had fought at Agincourt, brought back to Chorley the skull and bones of Saint Lawrence and interred them at an altar at the parish church. Captain Myles Standish (c 1584 &ndash October 3, 1656) (sometimes spelled Miles Standish was an English born military officer hired The Mayflower was the famous Ship that transported the English Separatists better known as the Pilgrims, from Southampton, England Plymouth Colony (sometimes New Plymouth or The Old Colony) was an English colonial venture in North America from 1620 until 1691 The Battle of Agincourt was an English victory against a larger French army in the Hundred Years' War. Lorcán Ua Tuathail, also known as St Laurence O'Toole, was born at Castledermot, Kildare, Ireland, in 1128 and died at Eu, With the bones interned there the church was renamed St. Lawrence's. Records of this are mentioned in the Harleian Manuscripts. The bones were not of the 3rd century saint but are believed to be the bones of Lorcán Ua Tuathail, a saint canonised as St. Lorcán Ua Tuathail, also known as St Laurence O'Toole, was born at Castledermot, Kildare, Ireland, in 1128 and died at Eu, Laurence from Dublin, who died in Normandy in the 12th century. Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. Normandy (Normandie Norman: Normaundie) is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. The bones went missing in the Reformation under the rule of King Henry VIII

According to the apocryphal story, James I after a good meal, officially knighted Sirloin steak ("Sir" loin) at Hoghton Tower, a large stately home on the outskirts of the town, where William Shakespeare once worked. The Protestant Reformation was a reform movement in Europe that began in 1517 though its roots lie further back in time Henry VIII (28 June 1491 &ndash 28 January 1547 was King of England and Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland and claimant to the Kingdom of James VI and I (19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625 was King of Scotland as James VI, and King of England and King of Ireland as James sirloin steak is Beef Steak cut from the lower portion of the ribs continuing off the tenderloin from which Filet mignon is cut The loins are the sides between the lower Ribs and Pelvis, and the lower part of the Back. Hoghton Tower is fortified Manor house in the Borough of Chorley to the east of Preston in Lancashire. William Shakespeare ( baptised Astley Hall is a more central stately home, set in the middle of the town's largest park, Astley Park. Astley Hall is a Country house in Chorley, Lancashire, England. Oliver Cromwell visited here on his trek through the region. Oliver Cromwell (25 April 1599 Old Style &ndash 3 September 1658 Old Style) was an English military and political leader best known

On 27 November 1745 when Bonnie Prince Charlie and his Jacobites passed through Preston and Wigan on their way south to Manchester and Derby in the hope of taking London and the Crown, Chorley was a mustering point for the Government scouts tracking them. Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Year 1745 ( MDCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a For the US politician see Charles E Stuart For "Betty Burke" see The 'Forty-Five' below Jacobitism was (and to a limited extent remains the political movement dedicated to the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England, Scotland The Prince and his Army marched through Chorley itself on 10 December on the way back to Carlisle and Scotland and their dreadful day of destiny on Culloden Moor near Inverness the following 16 April. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Inverness (Inbhir Nis iɲɪɾʲˈniʃ is a city in northern Scotland. Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom There was considerable local support in the town for that famous lost cause.

Chorley, like most Lancashire towns, gained its wealth from the industrial revolution of the 19th century which was also responsible for the town's growth. Chorley was a vital cotton town with many mills littering the skyline. Today only three mills still remain working. Also Chorley in its location was vital in coal mining. Several pits existed in Duxbury Woods with the biggest being located at the end of Grundy's Lane and another located on the current site of Chorley Conference Centre on Carr Lane. Duxbury Woods is an area of woodland and parkland situated in Chorley, Lancashire, at the foot of the West Pennine Moors. The last to close was the Ellerbeck Colliery in 1987 which was located in south Adlington. Adlington is a Town in Lancashire, England near the West Pennine Moors and the larger town of Chorley.

Chorley became incoroprated as a municipal borough in 1881. Municipal boroughs were a type of Local government which existed in England and Wales between 1835 and 1974 in Northern Ireland from 1840 to The town's population remained roughly static in the 20th century, with the 1911 census showing 30,315 people and the 1971 census showing 31,665. Under the Local Government Act 1972, Chorley became the core of a larger non-metropolitan district of Chorley on April 1, 1974. The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c 70 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in England and Wales Chorley is a local government district with Borough status in Lancashire, England. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar.

The town was also vital during World War II as it was home to the Royal Ordnance Factory, a large munitions factory in the village of Euxton around 2 miles outside the town centre. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Euxton is a village and Civil parish of the Borough of Chorley, in Lancashire, England. With a second smaller factory also built near the Blackburn-Wigan railway line in Heapey. Heapey is a small village and Civil parish of the Borough of Chorley, in Lancashire, England.

In the 1970s, Chorley was designated as part of Central Lancashire new town, together with Preston and Leyland. Central Lancashire, also known as Preston City was a designated new town in England. A new town, planned community or planned city is a City, Town, or Community that was carefully planned from its inception and is typically The original aim of this project was to combine the three settlements into a single city with a population of around half a million. Although this never came to pass, and the project has since been abandoned, Chorley benefited from the urban renewal commonly associated with new towns. Urban Renewal (similar to Urban Regeneration in British English) is a controversial U Examples include a bypass of the town centre, and the Market Walk shopping centre. A bypass is a Road or Highway that avoids or "bypasses" a built-up area town or village to let through Traffic flow without interference from A shopping mall or shopping centre is a building or set of buildings that contain Retail units with interconnecting Walkways enabling visitors

As the 21st century progresses, Chorley will grow significantly in size as the new Buckshaw Village gets built on the former explosives area of the ROF Chorley site, the old munitions factory at Euxton. Buckshaw Village is a new residential and industrial area between the towns of Chorley and Leyland in Lancashire, ROF Chorley was a UK government-owned munitions filling, Royal Ordnance Factory (Filling Factory No

1998 saw the completion of the largest Mormon temple outside Salt Lake City in Chorley^[1], known as the Preston England Temple. TalkMormon#Latter Day Saint vs Latter-day Saint --> Mormon Salt Lake City is the Capital and the most populous city of the U The Preston England Temple is the 52nd operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Geography and local government

Chorley is located at the foot of the West Pennine Moors. Rivington Pike stands on Rivington Moor, near to Winter Hill, 363 m (1191 ft above sea level in Lancashire, England. The West Pennine Moors is an area of approximately 90 square miles of moorland and reservoir scenery located in Lancashire, between the towns of Chorley It is the seat for the Borough of Chorley which is made up of Chorley and its surrounding villages. Chorley is a local government district with Borough status in Lancashire, England. Chorley had a population of 33,424 as of the 2001 census, with the wider borough of Chorley having a population of 101,991. Chorley forms a conurbation with Preston and Leyland and was designated part of the Central Lancashire New Town. Leyland is a town in the South Ribble borough of Lancashire, England. Central Lancashire, also known as Preston City was a designated new town in England.

The council wards within Chorley Borough are:

Adlington and Anderton Astley and Buckshaw Bretherton Brindle and Hoghton Charnock Richard Chorley East Chorley North East Chorley North West Chorley South East Chorley South West Clayton-le-Woods

Coppull Croston Cuerden Eccleston and Mawdesley Euxton North Euxton South Heath Charnock and Rivington Pennine Wheelton Whittle-le-Woods

The current mayor is Councillor Adrian Lowe and the Member of Parliament (MP) is Lindsay Hoyle. Adlington is a Town in Lancashire, England near the West Pennine Moors and the larger town of Chorley. Buckshaw Village is a new residential and industrial area between the towns of Chorley and Leyland in Lancashire, Bretherton is a small village and Civil parish of the Borough of Chorley, Lancashire, England. Brindle is a small village and Civil parish of the Borough of Chorley, Lancashire, England. Charnock Richard is a small Village and Civil parish in the Borough of Chorley, Lancashire, in England. Clayton-le-Woods is a large village and Civil parish of the Borough of Chorley, in Lancashire, England. Coppull (historically known as Cophulle, Crophull or Crophill) meaning "a cropped hill" or a "hill rising to a peak” is a Lancashire Croston is a Village in Lancashire, England between Chorley and Southport and is next to the River Yarrow. Cuerden is a village and Civil parish of the Borough of Chorley, in Lancashire, England. Eccleston is a village and Civil parish of the Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England. Euxton is a village and Civil parish of the Borough of Chorley, in Lancashire, England. Euxton is a village and Civil parish of the Borough of Chorley, in Lancashire, England. Rivington is a small village and Civil parish of the Borough of Chorley, in Lancashire, England The Pennines are a low-rising Mountain range in Northern England and southern Scotland. This article concerns animal color For the village in England see Brindle Lancashire. Whittle-le-Woods is a village and Civil parish of the Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Lindsay Harvey Hoyle MP (born 10 June 1957) is an MP in the United Kingdom.

Economy

The first signs of industry as with most towns in Lancashire was mining, evidence of which can be seen by the various abandoned quarries on the outskirts of the town. A quarry is a type of open-pit mine from which rock or Minerals are extracted One of the most beautiful of these is Anglezarke Quarry, found between Chorley and Horwich. Horwich (pronounced "Horrich" is a town and Civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, in Greater Manchester, England A lot of remnants can be found of mining including the old railway bridge belonging to the Duxbury Mine on Wigan Lane, eventually the mining industry was surpassed by cotton mills which litter the town scape with Chimneys (one of the few remaining examples in the one that stands at the town's Morrisons).

Another industry in Chorley has been the manufacturing of trucks of which it inherited from Chorley's neighbouring town of Leyland. Leyland is a town in the South Ribble borough of Lancashire, England. The large factory on Pilling Lane was used heavily for the production of trucks and during the second world war' military trucks and Tanks. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including A tank is a tracked, Armoured fighting vehicle designed for Front-line combat which combines Operational mobility and tactical The factory eventually went on to spares manufacture up until the collapse of Leyland DAF in the 1990s. Leyland DAF was a Commercial vehicle manufacturing company based in the United Kingdom, and a division of DAF NV. The works emerged as a central parts depot for the Multipart firm which eventually would come part of the RAC. The plant was closed in 2006 and work was moved to a new smaller site on Buckshaw Village. Buckshaw Village is a new residential and industrial area between the towns of Chorley and Leyland in Lancashire, As of 2008 the site is being demolished to make way for 400 new homes.

Another major industry was the manufacture of Ammunition and Armanents. Ammunition, often referred to as ammo, is a generic term derived from the French language la munition which During the 1930's one of Britains biggest such factories to build these products was built at Euxton. The site known as ROF Chorley was vital in the Second World War and during that time over 40,000 people worked at the site. ROF Chorley was a UK government-owned munitions filling, Royal Ordnance Factory (Filling Factory No World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including It is also the site where the Bouncing bomb was built. A bouncing bomb is a bomb designed specifically to bounce to a target such as across water to avoid Torpedo nets Unlike Skip bombing, which uses conventional Over the last 50 years production has slowed down due to the governments cut in defence spending and the site has decreased in size to only a foothold of the former site. The current tenants BAE Systems have sold of the majority of land which is now Europes largest new town named Buckshaw Village. BAE Systems plc (BAE is a British defence and aerospace company headquartered in Farnborough, England, that has global interests particularly Buckshaw Village is a new residential and industrial area between the towns of Chorley and Leyland in Lancashire, The last section is due to close in 2008.

Today the town is used as satellite town for people working in its largest neighbours: Bolton, Preston etc. Bolton ( is a large town in Greater Manchester, in the North West region of England. Preston ( ˈprɛstən is a city and local government district in Lancashire, England, located on the River Ribble. Leyland Trucks and BAE Systems remain as the areas largest employers at their sites in Leyland and Samlesbury respectively. Leyland Trucks is a British truck manufacturer based in Leyland, Lancashire. BAE Systems plc (BAE is a British defence and aerospace company headquartered in Farnborough, England, that has global interests particularly Leyland is a town in the South Ribble borough of Lancashire, England. Samlesbury is a small village and Civil parish in the South Ribble borough of Lancashire, England.

Major companies with a presence in the town are:

• BAE Systems
• Pontins, HQ in Eccleston
• Telent
• Fed Ex, North West depot located in the town
• CSC
• Initial

Chorley town centre is the main location of shopping facilities in the town. BAE Systems plc (BAE is a British defence and aerospace company headquartered in Farnborough, England, that has global interests particularly Pontins is a British holiday company founded in 1946 by Fred Pontin. telent plc is a Radio, Telecommunication, and Internet systems installation & services provision company. FedEx Corporation ( is a Logistics services company based in the United States. In a written work an initial is a letter at the beginning of a work a Chapter or a Paragraph that is larger than the rest of the text Shops such as W.H. Smith, Argos and Woolworths to name a few have a presence in the town. This article is about the retail chain for people of that name see William Henry Smith. Argos ( Greek: Ἄργος, Árgos ˈaɾɣos is a city in Greece in the Peloponnese near Nafplio, which was its historic harbor This article is about the British Woolworths Group plc, and its stores The town centre in recent years has seen the new Market Walk development and the building a new town centre Booths supermarket. Booths is a chain of Supermarkets in Northern England. Most of its branches are located in Lancashire but there are also branches in Cheshire

The town is also famous for its market heritage and is quoted as "Lancashire's market town". The outdoor market which has run for over 200 years, takes place every Tuesday on the Flat Iron. There is also a covered market place in the Market Square.

As well as these, Chorley has seen development out of town including retail parks which have seen the addition of Currys and B&Q to name a few. Currys is an electrical Retailer in the UK and Republic of Ireland, and is owned by DSG International plc. B&Q is a British Retailer of DIY and Home improvement tools and supplies Chorley is also home to three of the four big supermarkets, including Asda, Morrisons and Tesco. Customer divider barjpg|thumb|In supermarkets sellers periodically change prices for classes of goods in response to market conditions rather than negotiating the price of each good Asda is a United Kingdom Supermarket chain which retails food clothing and general merchandise Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC ( is the fourth largest chain of Supermarkets in the United Kingdom. Tesco plc is a British -based international grocery and general merchandising retail chain Further to this Chorley was the starting point for the Chorley group with their flagship dealership Chorley Nissan. The motor group now boasts eight dealerships across the North West with the newest addition appearing in the form of Chorley Fiat in Blackpool. The Chorley group are continuing to promote the Chorley name across the Country and beyond.

A £20m development, Market Walk Phase Two, is planned to add four shop units and a multi-storey car park to the existing Market Walk shopping centre. As of January 2008 this is on hold until the council finds another developer. PortalCurrent events International holidays January 1 - New Year's Day January 1 - Independence ^[2]

Transport

Road

Chorley is bisected by the A6 Roman road which goes straight through the town centre. The town is also near to the M61 of which Junction 6 and 8 serving the town. The M61 motorway is a major road in England. It runs from the M60 motorway north west of Manchester, and heads north west past Bolton and Also the M6 motorway serves the west of the town with Junction 27 connecting the town to the motorway, Charnock Richard Services on the M6 are located in Chorley Borough. This article concerns the M6 motorway in England There are also M6 motorways in Russia (see Caspian Highway) Hungary (see M6 motorway Charnock Richard services is a Motorway service station, between junctions 27 and 28 of the M6 motorway in England.

Bus

Chorley's main form of public transport is the bus and it has a very modern central bus station known as Chorley Interchange. Chorley Interchange is a modern Bus station located in the town of Chorley, Lancashire.

• Stagecoach North West operate bus services which connect the town to Bolton, Blackburn, Preston and Euxton
• Network Chorley which is run by Stagecoach operates Optare Solos to provide local internal transport around the town
• Fishwick Buses connect Chorley bus station to Leyland and Preston
• Arriva operate buses to Wigan
• National Express also operate services from Chorley Interchange to London

Rail

The main central station is Chorley railway station in the town centre. Stagecoach North West is a major operator of Bus services in North West England. Euxton is a village and Civil parish of the Borough of Chorley, in Lancashire, England. Network Chorley is a Stagecoach North West operated bus service which provides internal services around the Borough of Chorley The Optare Solo is a low floor Midibus manufactured by Optare in Leeds, UK since 1997 Preston ( ˈprɛstən is a city and local government district in Lancashire, England, located on the River Ribble. Arriva plc ( is a British -based international public transport operator headquartered in Sunderland. Wigan is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. It stands on the River Douglas, south of Preston, west-northwest of Manchester National Express Group plc ( is a UK -based Transport group with headquarters in London that operates Bus, coach, rail London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Chorley railway station serves Chorley in Lancashire, England. The station is used by:

• First TransPennine North West whose line runs between Manchester Airport and Windermere and now direct links to scotland with out changing. FirstGroup plc ( is a Scottish Transport company operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Canada, USA TransPennine North West is one of the three rail services provided by First TransPennine Express, running in Northern England. Manchester Airport is a major Airport in the vicinity of Manchester, England, and the largest airport in the United Kingdom outside the Windermere is a Town in Cumbria, England. It lies about half a mile away from the lake of the same name.
• Northern Rail Manchester to Preston Line runs through Chorley and also connects the town to Bolton, Preston and Manchester. Northern Rail (often referred to simply as Northern) is a Train operating company that has operated local passenger services in the north of England Route The line begins at Manchester Piccadilly, which offers rail links to most large cities in the country

The station was also served by the Wigan-Blackburn Railway line up until it was closed in 1960. The line also had stops at Heapey and Brinscall. Heapey is a small village and Civil parish of the Borough of Chorley, in Lancashire, England. Brinscall is a village in the borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England.

There is also a station at Euxton (Balshaw Lane) between Wigan and Preston.

Waterways

The Leeds and Liverpool Canal runs parallel to Chorley and several marinas and locks are located on the Chorley area. The Leeds and Liverpool Canal is a Canal in the north of England, linking the cities of Leeds and Liverpool. Marinas along the canal include:

• White Bear Marina, Adlington
• Cowling Launch, Chorley
• Top Lock, Whittle
• Botany Bay, Botany Brow
• Riley Green, Hoghton

Education

Chorley is home to numerous primary schools both council and church supported.

Chorley has the following 6 high schools:

• Holy Cross Catholic High School
• Albany Science College
• Bishop Rawstorne CE High School
• Parklands County High School
• Southlands County High School
• St. Michael's CE High School

Some private schools are also present just outside the borough. History The school started as separate boys and girls only schools Bishop Rawstorne C of E Language College is a School is situated in Croston, in the borough of Chorley, Lancashire, England. Parklands High School is a comprehensive school with specialist status in Modern Languages since 2003 located in the North West England borough of Southlands High School is a specialist Technology College in Chorley, England. Notable alumni Starsailor - pop group Steve Pemberton - creator and actor in The League of Gentlemen. Most Chorley children go on to attend the nearby Runshaw College in Leyland. Runshaw College is a further and higher education college based at three centres in Leyland and Chorley, Lancashire, England. Runshaw College has also expanded into the former administration site of ROF Chorley and is using, amongst others, the main Administration Building.

Lancashire College, based in Chorley, is a part of Lancashire County Council's Lancashire Adult Learning, offering a wide range of courses, a speciality being intensive residential language courses. Lancashire County Council is the upper-tier Local authority for the Non-metropolitan county of Lancashire, England. From 1962 to 1981 the town was home to Chorley Day Training College and the town centre building where this was is now Chorley Public Library. ^[3]

Chorley is also home to the cadet forces with Chorley Detachment Army Cadets, 92 (Chorley) Squadron Air Training Corps (Air Cadets) and the Sea Cadets. 92 (Chorley) Squadron is one of 1000 Air Cadet Squadrons from around the United Kingdom. Air Cadets aged 13 to 18 are given the chance by a team of staff and adult volunteers to learn to fly aerobatics, learn skills to lead expeditions, tour foreign countries, become target shooting marksman, join a band, learn about aviation and aerospace - only a small list of the many activities and opportunities available.

Sport

Chorley is home to the semi-professional football team, Chorley F.C., also known as the 'Magpies' due to their black and white strip. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Chorley FC are a football club from Chorley, Lancashire, England. Founded as a rugby team in 1875, they switched to playing football eight years later. Since then they have had limited success, with their most memorable moments being two appearances in the second round of the FA Cup, and two seasons in the Football Conference in the late 1980s. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after Organisation The Football Conference stands at the top of the National League System (NLS a comprehensive structure linking together over 50 different leagues under the They currently play in the Northern Premier League First Division. Split At the beginning of the 2007-08 season the league was split into the Northern Premier League Division One North and the Northern Premier League Division One South

The town and surrounding boroughs boast a number of cricket clubs, with two teams taking the town's name. Chorley Cricket Club currently play in the Northern League, and were finalists in the ECB National Knockout Cup for three consecutive seasons from 1994 to 1996, winning the trophy on the first two occasions. Chorley Cricket Club is an English Cricket club based in Chorley, Lancashire, playing their home matches at Windsor Road The England and Wales Cricket Board ( ECB) ( Bwrdd Criced Cymru a Lloegr) is the governing body of Cricket in England and Wales. Chorley St James Cricket Club are the second side in the town, competing in the Southport & District Amateur Cricket League, having been members of the Chorley League until its demise in 2005.

Chorley RUFC was founded in the early 1970s and initially their matches were on the playing fields of Astley Park. Chorley Rugby Union Club was founded in 1973 and initially played their matches on the playing fields of Astley Park Since there was no club house in the early days the team played from the Prince of Wales pub, near the town's covered market. Work started on a new clubhouse on 22 March 1984, on an area of land off Chancery Road, situated on the edge of the freshly constructed Astley Village Estate. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) The club currently run two senior sides and a mini section, the 1st XV plaing in the RFU North Lancs 2 division. The Rugby Football Union (RFU is the Rugby union governing body in England

Until 2004, Chorley also boasted a rugby league side, Chorley Lynx, who played in league two of the national league. History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games Blackpool Panthers RLFC are an English professional Rugby league team based in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire. Media Some games are shown on Sky Sports, games involving Celtic Crusaders are shown on Welsh-language channel S4C. However, the club was forced to close in 2004 due to small crowds and the withdrawal of funding by backer Trevor Hemmings. Trevor Hemmings was born in Woolwich, England and brought up in Leyland, Lancashire but now lives in the Isle of Man, Jersey Many of the club's players and staff joined the newly formed Blackpool Panthers, operating out of nearby Blackpool. Blackpool Panthers RLFC are an English professional Rugby league team based in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire. Blackpool (/ˈblækˌpul is a seaside town in Lancashire, England.

In terms of local sporting facilities the town is home to a large council owned leisure centre; All Season which contains a 25 metre swimming pool, two sports halls, squash courts and a fitness suite. The town also includes other gym facilities, two other council owned leisure centres; Clayton Green and Coppull and another public swimming pool at Brinscall. The town is also home to a Next Generation fitness centre and other private pools and leisure centres.

A mile south of Chorley town centre, Duxbury Park boasts one of the best municipal golf courses in the North of England.

The town is also home to many amateur football, rugby and cricket teams. There are also several grass football pitches, bowling greens and tennis courts in the town. A public outdoor swimming pool did exist in Astley Park but was demolished in the 1990s due to Health and Safety fears.

Media

Nationally Chorley is often portrayed as a barometer of public opinion, especially during political campaigns as it has both a large rural and urban mix.

Chorley has two local newspapers: the weekly paid-for Chorley Guardian and the free Chorley Citizen.

A British comedy television show, Phoenix Nights, cited Chorley's radio station, Chorley FM, whose slogan was "Coming in your ears". Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights is a BAFTA -nominated British sitcom about The Phoenix Club, a Working men's club in the Northern English This article is about radio broadcasting for other uses see Radio (disambiguation. Chorley FM is a radio station based in Chorley, Lancashire, England. The station based in Chorley originally broadcast for only a few weeks, but in 2005 received a licence to broadcast from Chorley Community Centre.

As well as Phoenix Nights, comedian Dave Spikey based his comedy series Dead Man Weds on, and filmed most of it in, Chorley. Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights is a BAFTA -nominated British sitcom about The Phoenix Club, a Working men's club in the Northern English Dave Spikey (born David Bramwell) October 1951 in Bolton, Lancashire, is an English Comedian based in Chorley, Dead Man Weds is a 6-part comedy series shown on ITV on British TV (and repeated on ITV2) Steve Pemberton, the creator of The League of Gentlemen, based most of its characters on folk from Adlington. Steve James Pemberton (b 1 September 1967, Blackburn, Lancashire, England) is an English Comedy Writer The League of Gentlemen is a quartet of British comedy writer/performers formed in 1995 by Jeremy Dyson, Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton Adlington is a Town in Lancashire, England near the West Pennine Moors and the larger town of Chorley.

Culture and community

Chorley is well known for the Chorley Little Theatre. It also has 2 Historical Societies, the Chorley Historical and Archaeological Society and the Chorley and District Natural History Society.

Places of interest

• Astley Hall
• Camelot Theme Park
• Chorley Mormon Temple
• Duxbury Woods
• Heskin Hall
• Leeds & Liverpool Canal
• Park Hall
• Yarrow Valley Park
• Winter Hill transmitting station - its mast is visible from most points in the town. Astley Hall is a Country house in Chorley, Lancashire, England. Camelot Theme Park is a resort and Theme Park in Charnock Richard Chorley Lancashire England based on the legend of Camelot. The Preston England Temple is the 52nd operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Duxbury Woods is an area of woodland and parkland situated in Chorley, Lancashire, at the foot of the West Pennine Moors. The Leeds and Liverpool Canal is a Canal in the north of England, linking the cities of Leeds and Liverpool. Park Hall is a residential area within but near to the southern edge of Walsall, England. Yarrow Valley Park is a Country park in Lancashire, England.It follows the River Yarrow for about 6 miles The Winter Hill transmitting station is a Broadcasting and Telecommunications site situated on Winter Hill, at the southern boundary of the Borough
• Rivington Pike
• The Latvian consulate for the United Kingdom is based in nearby Charnock Richard

Notable people

• Adrian Rigby (award - winning artist)
• Bill Beaumont (former England rugby union captain)
• C. D. Darlington (Biologist)
• Captain Myles Standish (former of the Pilgrim Fathers)
• Charles Lightoller (highest ranking crew member to survive the RMS Titanic)
• Dave Spikey (comedian)
• David Unsworth (footballer)
• Derek Draper (former Labour spin doctor and newspaper columnist)
• Jason Queally (Olympic cyclist)
• John Foxx (musician)
• Joseph Gilgun (actor who currently stars in Emmerdale)
• Kathleen Ferrier (opera singer)
• Ken Morley (actor)
• Kevin Simm (from Liberty X pop group)
• Loui Batley (actress and dancer)
• Michael Jennings (boxer)
• Paul Grayson (England rugby union player)
• Paul Mariner (England international footballer)
• Paul McKenna (Current Captain of Preston North End FC)
• Phil Cool (comedian)
• Sir Henry Tate (sugar magnate and founder of the Tate Gallery in London)
• Sir Walter Haworth (Nobel Prize winner)
• Starsailor (pop group)
• Steve Pemberton (comedian)
• Lana Williams (dancer on the show Strictly Dance Fever)
• Tom Smith (Lancashire cricket player)
• Trevor Hemmings (millionaire businessman)
• Walter Berg (astronomer / astrologer)

References

External links

• Chorley Borough Council
• Chorley FC
• Chorley St James CC
• Chorley and District Natural History Society
• Chorley Film Society
• Chorley Little Theatre
• Chorley Historical and Archaeological Society
• Chorley Photographic Society
• Chorley Online Community news and information in Chorley
• Chorley Citizen Weekly newspaper based in Chorley
• Chorley Air Cadets92 (Chorley) Squadron Air Cadets

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