Chorley

Chorley district lies in Lancashire in North West England, with the town of Chorley as its administrative centre. The area includes settlements such as Adlington, Eccleston and Euxton, and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal runs through the town, meeting the course of the River Yarrow nearby. Industry and mill sites shaped much of the townscape, while Buckshaw Village occupies the redeveloped site of a former ordnance works. Local life still turns around weekly markets, independent shops and transport links on the West Coast Main Line.

Beyond the town, the borough reaches into moorland and reservoir country. Rivington Pike and the Rivington Reservoirs sit on the district’s high ground, with terraced gardens created by William Hesketh Lever on the slopes below. Yarrow Valley Country Park follows the river through woodlands and former industrial sites. Food and craft traditions persist too; Chorley cake appears on bakery counters alongside small festivals and community events centred on parish churches and village greens.