Chorley
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]
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