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'''Chorley''' is a town in the [[Traditional counties|traditional county]] of [[Lancashire]], England.  

'''Chorley''' is a town in the [[Traditional counties|traditional county]] of [[Lancashire]], England. In 2020, the town has an estimated population of 36,682. It is roughly halfway between [[Preston]] and [[Wigan]], with those towns being around 9 miles to the north and south respectively.

There is an administrative, non-metropolitan borough named after the town; this area has a population of around 119,000, is administered by Chorley Borough Council and also covers the nearby settlements Adlington, Buckshaw Village, Croston, Eccleston, Euxton and Whittle-le-Woods. Chorley also lends its name to a parliamentary constituency (whose boundaries are different to the like-named borough). It is known for having been the constituency of UK Parliament Speaker [[Sir Lindsay Hoyle]]. A G7 speakers' summit was held in the town in 2021.<ref>[https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/19576745.us-speaker-house-nancy-pelosi-offered-butter-pie-trip-lancashire-week/ US Speaker of the house Nancy Pelosi to be offered butter pie on trip to Lancashire this week] </ref>

There is an administrative, non-metropolitan borough named after the town; this area has a population of around 119,000, is administered by Chorley Borough Council and also covers the nearby settlements Adlington, Buckshaw Village, Croston, Eccleston, Euxton and Whittle-le-Woods. Chorley also lends its name to a parliamentary constituency (whose boundaries are different to the like-named borough). It is known for having been the constituency of UK Parliament Speaker [[Sir Lindsay Hoyle]]. A G7 speakers' summit was held in the town in 2021.<ref>[https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/19576745.us-speaker-house-nancy-pelosi-offered-butter-pie-trip-lancashire-week/ US Speaker of the house Nancy Pelosi to be offered butter pie on trip to Lancashire this week] </ref>