Chorley
Chorley shown within Lancashire
Population	33,424
OS grid reference	SD5817
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

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Chorley is a market town in Lancashire, England, south of Preston and at the foot of the West Pennine Moors and home to the Chorley cake. It is the seat for the Borough of Chorley which is made up of Chorley and its surrounding villages. 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 as part of the Central Lancashire New Town. The market town is a medieval phenomenon. ... Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article is about Preston, Lancashire. ... Rivington Pike, a familiar local landmark The West Pennine Moors is an area of approximately 90 square miles of moorland and reservoir scenery, located in North West England, between the towns of Chorley, Bolton, Horwich and Blackburn. ... Chorley cakes are flattened, fruit-filled pastry cakes, traditionally associated with the town of Chorley in Lancashire, UK. They are a close relative of the more widely known Eccles cake, but have some significant differences. ... Chorley is a local government district with borough status, in Lancashire, England. ... Leyland is a town in the South Ribble borough of Lancashire, England. ... Central Lancashire was a designated new town in England. ...

Chorley is near to the city of Preston and the towns of Blackburn, Bolton, Leyland, Ormskirk and Wigan. This article is about the town in Lancashire, England. ... For the larger local government district, see Metropolitan Borough of Bolton. ... Ormskirk is a market town in North West England, situated thirteen miles north of Liverpool and fifteen miles south of Preston. ... , Wigan is a town in Greater Manchester, England. ...

The current mayor is Councillor Adrian Lowe whilst the Member of Parliament (MP) is Lindsay Hoyle. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Lindsay Harvey Hoyle (born 10 June 1957) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ...

Today, the Borough of Chorley is made up of the town and the surrounding villages. The borough contains several railway stations with the main being Chorley railway station located in the town centre. The town's wealth mainly came from the cotton industry, remnants of which in the form of the Morrison's chimney still exist. Chorley railway station is now linked with its interchange bus and coach station, which for this small Lancashire market town is a significantly sized venture. ...

History

The name Chorley came from Anglo-Saxon Ceorla-lēah = "the peasants' clearing". The name of the River Chor was back-formed from "Chorley". The principal river in the town is the River Yarrow. The Black Brook is a tributary of the Yarrow. The River Chor runs not far from the centre of the modern town, notably through Astley Park. Old English redirects here. ... In a detail of Brueghels Land of Cockaigne (1567) a soft-boiled egg has little feet to rush to the luxuriating peasant who catches drops of honey on his tongue, while roast pigs roam wild: in fact, hunger and harsh winters were realities for the average European in the... The River Chor is a stream that has given the Lancashire town of Chorley its name. ... In etymology, the process of back-formation is the creation of a neologism by reinterpreting an earlier word as a compound and removing the spuriously supposed affixes. ... The River Yarrow is a river in Lancashire. ... Black Brook at White Coppice Black Brook is in Lancashire, with its source at Great Hill. ...

A settlement has existed at Chorley since at least the Bronze Age. The earliest find came from 3500 BC on Anglezarke as the site known as Round Loaf was discovered. A farmer at Astley Hall Farm found a pottery burial urn from this period in 1963. 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. The Bronze Age is a period in a civilizations development when the most advanced metalworking has developed the techniques of smelting copper from natural outcroppings and alloys it to cast bronze. ... Anglezarke is an area of oustanding national beauty in Lancashire that is dominated by a series of reservoirs that supply water to Manchester and Liverpool. ... Round Loaf is a Bronze Age tumulus on the West Pennine Moors on Anglezarke Moor, within the locale of Chorley in Lancashire, England. ... Astley Hall is a former stately home near Chorley in Lancashire, England. ...

During the Roman era Chorley was not a settlement but a Roman road ran near Chorley for Wigan. 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. For other uses, see Roman Empire (disambiguation). ... , Wigan is a town in Greater Manchester, England. ... Brindle is a small village in the centre of a triangle between Preston, Blackburn, and Chorley in 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. The market has a number of specialist cheesemongers who purvey the local Lancashire cheese in various forms. Also sold is the famous Chorley Cake. Lancashire cheese, a crumbly British cows-milk cheese, is considered one of the premier products of that county. ... Chorley cakes are flattened, fruit-filled pastry cakes, traditionally associated with the town of Chorley in Lancashire, UK. They are a close relative of the more widely known Eccles cake, but have some significant differences. ...

Chorley Library

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. 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. Laurence from Dublin, who died in Normandy in the 12th century. The bones went missing in the Reformation under the rule of King Henry VIII Image File history File links Chorley_library. ... Image File history File links Chorley_library. ... Captain Myles Standish Kt. ... For other uses, see Mayflower (disambiguation). ... Seal of Plymouth Colony Map of Plymouth Colony showing town locations Capital Plymouth Language(s) English Religion Puritan, Separatist Government Monarchy Legislature General Court History  - Established 1620  - First Thanksgiving 1621  - Pequot War 1637  - King Philips War 1675–1676  - Part of the Dominion of New England 1686–1688  - Disestablished 1691... Combatants Kingdom of England Kingdom of France Commanders Henry V of England Charles dAlbret Strength About 6,000 (but see Modern re-assessment). ... Lorcán Ua Tuathail, also known as St Laurence OToole, was born at Castledermot, Kildare, Ireland, 1128, died at Eu, Normandy, France, on November 14, 1180, and was canonized in 1225 by Pope Honorius III. // He was one of four sons of an OByrne princess and Murtagh O... Lorcán Ua Tuathail, also known as St Laurence OToole, was born at Castledermot, Kildare, Ireland, 1128, died at Eu, Normandy, France, on November 14, 1180, and was canonized in 1225 by Pope Honorius III. // He was one of four sons of an OByrne princess and Murtagh O... For other uses, see Dublin (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Normandy (disambiguation). ... The Protestant Reformation was a movement which began in the 16th century as a series of attempts to reform the Roman Catholic Church, but ended in division and the establishment of new institutions, most importantly Lutheranism, Reformed churches, and Anabaptists. ... Henry VIII King of England and Ireland by Hans Holbein the Younger His Grace King Henry VIII (28 June 1491–28 January 1547) was King of England and Lord of Ireland (later King of Ireland) from 22 April 1509 until his death. ...

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. Astley Hall is a more central stately home, set in the middle of the town's largest park, Astley Park. Oliver Cromwell visited here on his trek through the region. James VI and I (19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625) was King of Scots as James VI, and King of England and King of Ireland as James I. He ruled in Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567, when he was only one year old, succeeding his mother Mary... High quality (prime) cut of meat that has been taken from the upper loin or lower ribs of a cow (beef). ... A loincloth is one-piece garment, sometimes kept in place by a belt, that is used: in societies where there is no more advanced clothing as an undergarment to express soberness Mohandas Gandhi wore a dhoti, a Hindu loincloth, as a way of identifying with the poorest Indians, even though... Hoghton Tower is fortified manor house to the east of Preston, Lancashire. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Astley Hall is a former stately home near Chorley in Lancashire, England. ... Oliver Cromwell (25 April 1599 – 3 September 1658) was an English military and political leader best known for his involvement in making England into a republican Commonwealth and for his later role as Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland. ...

In 1745 when Preston was taken by Jacobites Chorley was a mustering point for soldiers to attack the town. Also folklore recalls the Jacobites travelling through Chorley at a later date on the way back to Scotland without attacking the town due to the local support in the gentry for their cause. Charles Edward Stuart, Bonnie Prince Charlie, wearing the Jacobite blue bonnet Jacobitism was (and, to a very limited extent, remains) the political movement dedicated to the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England and Scotland. ... This article is about the country. ...

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. The last to close was the Ellerbeck Colliery in 1987 which was located in south Adlington. Duxbury Hall as it looked in 1840 Duxbury Woods is an area of woodland and parkland situated in Chorley, Lancashire, at the foot of the West Pennine Moors. ... 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. 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. A borough is a political division originally used in England. ... The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c. ... Chorley is a local government district with borough status, in Lancashire, England. ... is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 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. With a second smaller factory also built near the Blackburn-Wigan railway line in Heapey. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Royal Ordnance Factories (ROFs) was the collective name of the UK governments munitions factories in and after World War II. Until privatisation in 1987 they were the responsibility of the Ministry of Supply and later the Ministry of Defence. ... Euxton is a village in Lancashire, England. ... Heapey is a small village in the borough of Chorley. ...

In the 1970s, Chorley was designated as part of Central Lancashire new town, together with Preston and Leyland. 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. Examples include a bypass of the town centre, and the Market Walk shopping centre. Central Lancashire was a designated new town in England. ... A new town, planned community or planned city is a city, town, or community that was designed from scratch, and grew up more or less following the plan. ... Urban Renewal redirects here. ... Bypass routes are a type of bannered highway usually used when the main route of the highway goes through a town and an alternate route of the same highway goes around the highway. ... For the traditional meaning of the word mall, see mall. ...

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, the original area of Buckshaw being part of Euxton. ... ROF Chorley was a UK government-owned, Royal Ordnance Factory. ...

1998 saw the completion of the largest Mormon temple outside Salt Lake City in Chorley^[1], known as the Preston England Temple. This article is about the history and use of the word Mormon. For information about the religious beliefs and culture of Mormons, see Mormonism. ... The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is Salt Lake Citys top tourist draw. ... Chorleys Mormon Temple is the largest built outside of Salt Lake City. ...

In recent years gang culture and gang related violence has increased dramatically in Chorley, leaving it at the same rate as nearby city Preston. Stabbings have become more frequent.

Industry

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. One of the most beautiful of these is Anglezarke Quarry, found between Chorley and Horwich. 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). For other uses, see Quarry (disambiguation). ... Horwich (pronounced Horrich) is a town and civil parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. ...

Another industry in Chorley has been the manufacturing of trucks of which it inherited from Chorley's neighbouring town of Leyland. The large factory on Pilling Lane was used heavily for the production of trucks and during the second world war; military trucks and Tanks. The factory eventually went on to spares manufacture up until the collapse of Leyland DAF in the 1990s. 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. As of 2008 the site is being demolished to make way for 400 new homes. Trucks can refer to several things: The plural of: Truck, the motorized vehicle Truck, other uses of the singular As a name: Trucks was a rock band Trucks is a short story by Stephen King Trucks is a movie based on the Stephen King short story Trucks! is a television... Leyland is a town in the borough of South Ribble, Lancashire, United Kingdom, approximately 6 miles south of Preston. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... The US M1A1 Abrams tank is a typical modern main battle tank. ... Leyland Trucks, the British truck manufacturer, emerged from the bankruptcy of DAF NV as the result of a management buy-out. ... RAC is the name of several different things: Reservation against Cancellation related to railway tickets in India RAC plc, a UK motoring organisation Royal Automobile Club, a Gentlemens Club in Pall Mall, London RACA, the oldest motoring organisation in Australia Radio Amateurs of Canada, an association of Canadian amateur... Buckshaw Village is a new residential and industrial area between the towns of Chorley and Leyland in Lancashire, the original area of Buckshaw being part of Euxton. ...

Another major industry has been the manufacture of Ammunition and Armanents. 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. It is also the site where the Bouncing bomb was built. 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. The last section is due to close in 2008. Ammunition, often referred to as ammo, is a generic term meaning (the assembly of) a projectile and its propellant. ... ROF Chorley was a UK government-owned, Royal Ordnance Factory. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... The bouncing bomb was a kind of bomb designed by Barnes Wallis of Vickers-Armstrong at Brooklands, Surrey. ... , BAE Systems plc (BAE) is a British defence and aerospace company headquartered at Farnborough, UK, which has worldwide interests, particularly in North America through its subsidiary BAE Systems Inc. ... Buckshaw Village is a new residential and industrial area between the towns of Chorley and Leyland in Lancashire, the original area of Buckshaw being part of Euxton. ...

Today the town is used as sateilite town for work in its largest neighbours of Bolton, Preston etc. Leyland Trucks and BAE Systems remain as the areas largest employers at theirs sites in Leyland and Samlesbury respectedly. For the larger local government district, see Metropolitan Borough of Bolton. ... This article is about Preston, Lancashire. ... Leyland Trucks, the British truck manufacturer, emerged from the bankruptcy of DAF NV as the result of a management buy-out. ... , BAE Systems plc (BAE) is a British defence and aerospace company headquartered at Farnborough, UK, which has worldwide interests, particularly in North America through its subsidiary BAE Systems Inc. ... Leyland is a town in the borough of South Ribble, Lancashire, United Kingdom, approximately 6 miles south of Preston. ... Samlesbury is a small village in the South Ribble area of Lancashire. ...

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

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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. 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 is about the A6 road in England. ... The M61 motorway is a major road in England. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... 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 Stagecoach North West is a major operator of bus services in North West England. ... Euxton is a village in Lancashire, England. ... A Network Chorley Optare Solo Network Chorley is a Stagecoach North West operated bus service which provides internal services around the Borough of Chorley. ... An Optare Solo M990 used on the Exeter Park and Ride The Optare Solo is a low floor midibus manufactured in Leeds, UK by Optare since 1997. ... John Fishwick & Sons is a bus company based in Leyland, Lancashire. ... This article is about Preston, Lancashire. ... An Arriva train in Denmark Arriva plc is a UK-based international public transport operator and vehicle rental company, headquartered in Sunderland. ... , Wigan is a town in Greater Manchester, England. ... National Express coach on route 561 National Express is the brand under which the majority of long distance bus and coach services in the United Kingdom are marketed, and also the company that manages this network and operates some of the services. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

The main central station is Chorley railway station in the town centre. The station is used by: Chorley railway station is now linked with its interchange bus and coach station, which for this small Lancashire market town is a significantly sized venture. ...

• First TransPennine North West whose line runs between Manchester Airport and Windermere and now direct links to scotland with out changing.
• Northern Rail Manchester to Preston Line runs through Chorley and also connects the town to Bolton, Preston and Manchester.

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. FirstGroup plc (LSE: FGP) is a Scottish transport company operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland and North America, with headquarters in Aberdeen. ... TransPennine North West is one of the three rail services provided by First TransPennine Express, running in Northern England. ... For City Airport Manchester, UK, see City Airport Manchester. ... Windermere is a town in Cumbria, England, in the historic county of Westmorland. ... Northern Rail is a train operating company that has operated local services in the north of England since 2004. ... The Manchester to Preston Line runs from the city of Manchester to Preston, Lancashire. ... This article is about the City of Manchester in England. ... Heapey is a small village in the borough of Chorley. ... Brinscall is 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. Marinas along the canal include: The Leeds and Liverpool Canal is a canal in the north of England running from Liverpool, Merseyside to Leeds, West Yorkshire. ...

• 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. Most Chorley children go on to attend the nearby Runshaw College in Leyland. Runshaw College has also expanded into the former administration site of ROF Chorley and is using, amongst others, the main Administration Building. Holy Cross Catholic High School is a Roman Catholic Voluntary aided comprehensive school in Chorley, Lancashire, UK. The school is successful and over-subscribed and provides co-educational education for approximately 830 pupils in the 11-16 age range, most of whom reside in Chorley itself, or the surrounding villages... Bishop Rawstorne C of E Language College This college is situated in Croston, Lancashire. ... Parklands High School is a Specialist Language College High School in the north-west borough of Chorley. ... Southlands High School is a Specialist Technology College High in Chorley. ... St. ... Runshaw College is a further and higher education college based in Leyland, Lancashire in the United Kingdom. ...

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. 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.^[2] Lancashire County Council is the local authority for the county of Lancashire, England. ...

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 our 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 for an enviable social life with many new friends.

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. 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. They currently play in the Northern Premier League First Division. Soccer redirects here. ... Chorley F.C. are a football club from Chorley, Lancashire, England. ... This article is about the English FA Cup. ... The Football Conference is a football league at the top of the National League System of non-League football in England. ... The Northern Premier League First Division is an football league covering the north of England. ...

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 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 Cricket Club is a cricket club from Chorley in Lancashire, England who play at Windsor Road. ... The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is the governing body of cricket in England and Wales. ... Chorley St James Cricket Club plays at the Gillett Playing Fields in Limbrick, Chorley, and enters three teams in the Southport & District Amateur Cricket League. ...

Chorley RUFC was founded in the early 1970s and initially their matches were 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. The club currently run two senior sides and a mini section, the 1st XV plaing in the RFU North Lancs 2 division. Chorley Rugby Union Club was founded in 1973 and initially played their matches on the playing fields of Astley Park. ... is the 81st day of the year (82nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... 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. However, the club was forced to close in 2004 due to small crowds and the withdrawal of funding by backer Trevor Hemmings. Many of the club's players and staff joined the newly formed Blackpool Panthers, operating out of nearby Blackpool. Rugby league football is a full-contact team sport played with a prolate spheroid-shaped ball by two teams of thirteen on a rectangular grass field. ... Chorley Lynx is the former Rugby League team of Chorley, England which disbanded to reform in Blackpool as Blackpool Panthers. ... The Rugby League National Leagues (currently known as the LHF Healthplan National Leagues as a result of sponsorship) form the basis for rugby league competition in Great Britain below Super League. ... Trevor Hemmings was born in Woolich, England and brought up in Leyland, Lancashire but now lives in the Isle of Man, Jersey and Ireland. ... Blackpool Panthers are a rugby league team based in Blackpool, Lancashire. ... This article is about the town in 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. Star Trek: The Next Generation is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe created by Gene Roddenberry. ...

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

Chorley FM logo

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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". The station based in Chorley originally broadcast for only a few weeks, but in 2005 received a licence to broadcast from Chorley Community Centre. {{Infobox television| show_name=Peter Kays Phoenix Nights| image= | caption=| format=Comedy (sitcom)| runtime=30 minutes (approximate)| creator=Peter Kay Dave Spikey | starring=Peter Kay Dave Spikey [[Neil Fitzmaurice]] Patrick McGuinness [[Steve Edge]] Toby Foster [[Archie Kelly (comedian)|Archie Kelly]] Janice Connolly Bea Kelley Justin Moorhouse [[Daniel Kitson]] Ted Robbins... A radio station is an audio (sound) broadcasting service, traditionally broadcast through the air as radio waves (a form of electromagnetic radiation) from a transmitter to an antenna and a thus to a receiving device. ... Chorley FM is a radio station based in Chorley, Lancashire, England. ...

As well as Phoenix Nights, comedian Dave Spikey based his comedy series Dead Man Weds on, and filmed most of it in, Chorley. Steve Pemberton, the creator of The League of Gentlemen, based most of its characters on folk from Adlington. {{Infobox television| show_name=Peter Kays Phoenix Nights| image= | caption=| format=Comedy (sitcom)| runtime=30 minutes (approximate)| creator=Peter Kay Dave Spikey | starring=Peter Kay Dave Spikey [[Neil Fitzmaurice]] Patrick McGuinness [[Steve Edge]] Toby Foster [[Archie Kelly (comedian)|Archie Kelly]] Janice Connolly Bea Kelley Justin Moorhouse [[Daniel Kitson]] Ted Robbins... Dave Spikey (born David Bramwell, September 1950 in Bolton, Lancashire) is an English comedian based in Chorley, Lancashire. ... Dead Man Weds is a 6-part comedy series shown on ITV on British TV (and repeated on ITV2). ... Steve Pemberton Steve Pemberton (b. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Adlington is a town in Lancashire, England near the West Pennine Moors and the larger town of Chorley. ...

Commerce

Chorley town centre is the main location of shopping facilities in the town. Shops such as W.H. Smith, Argos and Woolworths to name a few have a presence in the town. The town centre in recent years has seen the new Market Walk development and the building a new town centre Booths supermarket. This article is about the bookshop chain; for the businessman and politician of that name, see William Henry Smith. ... This article is about the city in Greece. ... This article is about the British Woolworths Group plc, and its stores. ... Current Booths Supermarket Logo used as of 2005 Booths is a chain of supermarkets in Northern England. ...

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. Chorley is also home to three of the four big supermarkets, including Asda, Morrisons and Tesco. 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. 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. ... Packaged food aisles in a Fred Meyer store in Portland, Oregon A supermarket is a departmentalized self-service store offering a wide variety of food and household merchandise. ... This article is about the supermarket chain. ... For other uses, see Morrison. ... , For other uses, see Tesco (disambiguation). ...

Chorley is also near to the Middlebrook Retail Park at Horwich. Middlebrook is the name given to a locality on the boundary between Horwich and Lostock, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, in Greater Manchester, England. ...

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.^[3]

Culture

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.

Divisions

These are the council wards within Chorley Borough:

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Places of interest

Rivington Pike Tower. This can be seen from many parts of the town

• 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.
• Rivington Pike
• The Latvian consulate for the United Kingdom is based in nearby Charnock Richard

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Famous residents

Sir Henry Tate

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

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Kathleen Ferrier Kathleen Mary Ferrier CBE (22 April 1912 – 8 October 1953) was an English contralto born in Blackburn, and later moved with her family to Higher Walton, Lancashire. ... Paul Mariner (born Bolton, Lancashire, May 22, 1953) was a centre forward with Ipswich Town and England in the 1970s and 1980s. ... Steve Pemberton Steve Pemberton (b. ... Dave Spikey (born David Bramwell, September 1950 in Bolton, Lancashire) is an English comedian based in Chorley, Lancashire. ... Jason Queally is a British Olympic cyclist from Chorley, Lancashire, England. ... Kevin Simm (born Kevin Ian Simm, on 5 September 1980) from Chorley, Lancashire, England, is a pop singer and vocalist with the band Liberty X. Kevin Simm attended Leyland St Marys Catholic Technology College during 1991-1996, where he showed promise as a junior footballer. ... Liberty X (originally called Liberty) was a pop vocal group formed from five contestants from the 2001 ITV show Popstars. ... Ken Morley (born 1943 Chorley, Lanchashire, United Kingdom) is a beaming, balding, rotund British comedian and actor who shot to stardom as Reg Holdsworth in Coronation Street. ... Michael Jennings (born September 9, 1977 in Preston, England) is a professional boxer, fighting out of the town of Chorley in Lancashire. ... Phil Cool is a British comedian from Chorley noted for his impressions. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Bill Beaumont, born 9 March 1952, was captain of the England rugby union team at a time when they struggled to win games. ... For other uses, see Rugby (disambiguation). ... Starsailor are an English rock band from Chorley. ... For other uses, see Captain (disambiguation). ... Captain Myles Standish Kt. ... This article is about the colonists of North America. ... 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For the 1994 debut album by The Cardigans, see Emmerdale (album). ... Paul James Grayson (born 30 May 1971 in Chorley) is the head coach of Northampton Saints rugby union club. ... Derek Draper was a New Labour insider and lobbyist who was at the centre of a scandal about political lobbying known as Lobbygate, the Cash for Access scandal, or Drapergate. Derek attended the University of Manchester, where he was first spotted by Peter Mandelson, and employed by the latter as... The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... Strictly Dance Fever was a BBC One television series which is in many ways similar to the popular Strictly Come Dancing TV series. ... Trevor Hemmings was born in Woolich, England and brought up in Leyland, Lancashire but now lives in the Isle of Man, Jersey and Ireland. ... Walter Berg is the pen name of British astronomer / astrologer Barry Parkinson who is the founder of 13-zodiac astrology, ‘a sidereal system that uses the actual star constellations of the true zodiac’. 13-Zodiac astrology, still a controversial system in the West is embraced in Asia. ... Thomas Christopher Smith, born 26 December 1985, is a cricketer from Chorley, Lancashire who currently plays for Lancashire County Cricket Club. ... Adrian Colliver Rigby (Born 13th March 1962 in Chorley, Lancashire) is an award winning artist with studios in Lancashire, England and Florida, USA. He was educated at the Blackpool School of Art from 1979 to 1982, and went on to teach art at the school from 1982 through to 1985. ... Louie Ann Batley[1] (born 2 January 1987 in Chorley, Lancashire) is an English actress best known for her role in Hollyoaks as Sarah Barnes. ...

References

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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