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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> | ||
| − | 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]] 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 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> | ||
Revision as of 16:41, April 16, 2025
Chorley is a town in the traditional county of Lancashire, England.
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.[1]
Among Chorley's best-known landmarks is the Preston England Temple, one of the earliest Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints temples built in Europe, completed in May 1998.
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.[2]
References
- ↑ US Speaker of the house Nancy Pelosi to be offered butter pie on trip to Lancashire this week
- ↑ Jim Heyes (1994). A History of Chorley. Lancashire County Books. , p.6