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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==
There was likely a church on the site now occupied by St Laurence's Church (largely built 14th-19th centuries) in the Anglo-Saxon era, as a daughter church of [[Croston]] which was established in the 7th century and once included Chorley in its parish.
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 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>
St Laurence's Church, the town's oldest surviving building, was consecrated in 1362. It is believed that the church was named for [[Laurence O'Toole]], a 12th century saint from Ireland who died in Normandy.
Chorley sits on the northern fringe of the Lancashire Coalfield and, around 2 miles south of Chorley town centre was Ellerbeck Colliery, near the villages of Adlington and Coppull. The first shaft at the colliery was sank in 1876 by Hilton House and Red Moss Coal Company. By 1923 Ellerbeck Nos. 1 & 2 pits employed 892 underground workers and 156 on the surface. The colliery was closed completely in 1965.
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.
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.