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4.1 Location map templates. 4.2 Creating new map definitions. Toggle the table of contents. Module: Location map/data/United Kingdom Borough of Chorley. 5 languages.
The Borough of Chorley is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. It is named after the town of Chorley , which is an unparished area . The borough extends to several villages and hamlets including Adlington , Buckshaw Village , Croston , Eccleston , Euxton and Whittle-le-Woods .
Chorley is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England, [1] 8 miles (13 km) north of Wigan, 11 miles (18 km) south west of Blackburn, 11 miles (18 km) north west of Bolton, 12 miles (19 km) south of Preston and 20 miles (32 km) north west of Manchester.
Chorley constituency consists of the majority of the borough of Chorley.As well as the central market town of Chorley itself, the seat extends into southern Lancashire rural hinterland with three major villages and minor villages.
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The Municipal Borough of Chorley was governed by a mayor and council of eight aldermen and twenty-four councillors, chosen equally from four wards — North, East, South and West. [3] The borough's population remained roughly static in the 20th century, with the 1911 census showing 30,315 people and the 1961 census showing 31,315.
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Chorley's first game was against Trafford Borough in the Lancashire Cup in front of 628 spectators. The record attendance at Victory Park was 2,851 for the visit of Oldham in January 1990. The club went through a variety of names 'Chorley Chieftains', 'Chorley Magpies', 'Central Lancashire' (non playing period), 'Lancashire Lynx', and finally ...