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Chorley

UK Place
Demography
Population41364 ( )
Administration
Districts of EnglandChorley
Shire countyLancashire
RegionNorth West England
CountryEngland
Other Information
Post townCHORLEY
Postcode districtPR6, PR7 PR
Dialling code01257
UK ParliamentChorley

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Chorley is a market town in Lancashire, in North West England. It is the largest settlement in the Borough of Chorley. The town's wealth came principally from the cotton industry. As recently as the 1970s 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.


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