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Chorley Town Hall by the architects John Ladds and William Henry Powell (opened 1879) Chorley, like most Lancashire towns, gained its wealth from the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century which was also responsible for the town's growth. Chorley was a vital cotton town with many mills littering the skyline up to the late twentieth century.
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.
Meanwhile the old town hall was demolished in the 1930s. [9] The building remained the local seat of government when the enlarged Borough of Chorley was formed in 1974. [ 10 ] In the 1980s, a control centre was established in the basement for the protection of civic leaders in the event of a nuclear attack . [ 9 ]
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.
English: Map of civil parishes in the Borough of Chorley, Lancashire, England. Equirectangular map projection on WGS 84 datum, with N/S stretched 165% Geographic limits: ...
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Anderton is a civil parish in the Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England.It is now a suburb of Adlington, 5 miles (8 km) northwest of Bolton.Within its boundaries are the Rivington Reservoirs.
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