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Among Chorley's best-known landmarks is the Preston England Temple, one of the earliest [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints|Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints]] temples built in Europe, completed in May 1998.
Among Chorley's best-known landmarks is the Preston England Temple, one of the earliest [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints|Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints]] temples built in Europe, completed in May 1998.
==History==
==History==
Chorley was mentioned by name ''[[Domesday Book]]'' of 1086, though it is believed to be one of the twelve berewicks of the Leyland Hundred.<ref>{{cite book|author=Jim Heyes|title=A History of Chorley|year=1994|publisher=Lancashire County Books}}, p.6</ref>
Chorley was not mentioned by name ''[[Domesday Book]]'' of 1086, though it is believed to be one of the twelve berewicks of the Leyland Hundred.<ref>{{cite book|author=Jim Heyes|title=A History of Chorley|year=1994|publisher=Lancashire County Books}}, p.6</ref>
Chorley Town Hall was constructed in 1879. The building was designed by John Ladds of Ellington, [[Huntingdonshire]] and William Henry Powell of Lewes, Sussex in the then-popular Italianate style.
==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Settlements in Lancashire]]
[[Category:Settlements in Lancashire]]