Borough of Chorley

This article is about the local government district formed in 1974. For the borough between 1881 and 1974, see Municipal Borough of Chorley.

Borough of Chorley
Borough and non-metropolitan district
Coat of arms of Borough of Chorley
Coat of arms
Shown within Lancashire and England
Shown within Lancashire and England
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionNorth West England
Ceremonial countyLancashire
Founded1 April 1974
Admin. HQChorley
Government
 • TypeChorley Borough Council
 • MPs:Lindsay Hoyle (Speaker) Paul Foster (Labour)
Area
 • Total
78 sq mi (203 km2)
 • Rank144th
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
118,624
 • RankRanked 204th
 • Density1,500/sq mi (580/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
[1]
 • Ethnic groups
List
Religion (2021)
[1]
 • Religion
List
Time zoneUTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
Postcode areas
PR6–PR7-PR25-PR26, BL6, L40
Area codes01257, 01204, 01254, 01704, 01772
ISO 3166-2–
ONS code30UE (ONS)
E07000118 (GSS)
OS grid referenceSD5817
NUTS 3–

The Borough of Chorley is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. It is named after the town of Chorley, which is an unparished area. The borough extends to several villages and hamlets including Adlington, Buckshaw Village, Croston, Eccleston, Euxton and Whittle-le-Woods.

The neighbouring districts are West Lancashire, South Ribble, Blackburn with Darwen, Bolton and Wigan.

History

The town of Chorley had been governed by improvement commissioners from 1853.[2] The commissioners were reconstituted as a local board in 1863.[3] The board was in turn replaced in 1881 when the town was made a municipal borough.[4]

The modern district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, covering the area of four former districts, which were all abolished at the same time:[5]

The new district was named Chorley, and the borough status previously held by the town was passed to the new district on the day that it came into being, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor, continuing Chorley's series of mayors dating back to 1881.[6][7]

Governance

Parishes

Parishes in Chorley Borough

The borough contains 23 civil parishes. The parish council for Adlington takes the style "town council".[8] The central part of the borough, roughly corresponding to the pre-1974 borough of Chorley, is an unparished area.[9]

  1. Adlington
  2. Anderton
  3. Anglezarke
  4. Astley Village
  5. Bretherton
  6. Brindle
  7. Charnock Richard
  8. Clayton-le-Woods
  9. Coppull
  10. Croston
  11. Cuerden
  12. Eccleston
  13. Euxton
  14. Heapey
  15. Heath Charnock
  16. Heskin
  17. Hoghton
  18. Mawdesley
  19. Rivington
  20. Ulnes Walton
  21. Wheelton
  22. Whittle-le-Woods
  23. Withnell

Settlements

Towns, villages and hills in the Borough of Chorley

Freedom of the Borough

The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Borough of Chorley.

Individuals

[10]

Military Units

References

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Chorley Local Authority (E07000118)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Chorley Improvement Act 1853". legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  3. ^ "No. 22786". The London Gazette. 6 November 1863. p. 5240.
  4. ^ "Chorley Municipal Borough". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  5. ^ "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1972/2039, retrieved 22 August 2022
  6. ^ "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Names) Order 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1973/551, retrieved 22 August 2022
  7. ^ "District Councils and Boroughs". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 28 March 1974. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  8. ^ "Parish councils contact information". Chorley Council. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  10. ^ a b Clewlow, Stuart (7 October 2021). "The Freedom of Chorley: Who were the people granted this title and were they really allowed to have grazing rights in the town?". The Chorley Guardian. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Freedom of the Borough 2017". Government of the United Kingdom.
  12. ^ "3 Medical Regiment to be presented with the Freedom of the Borough". Chorley Council. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2020.

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