Chorley: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

Chorley is a market town in Lancashire, England, south of Preston. It is the seat for the borough of Chorley.

There was a Bronze Age settlement here. A farmer at Astley Hall Farm found a pottery urn in 1963 which is now on display at Astley Hall.

A market charter was granted to the town in the 1250s, and there is evidence from 1498 that the market was actually taking place. Nowadays, the town has two markets, the Flat Iron Market and the Covered Market.

A British television show, Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights, sited its fictional radio station, Chorley FM, in Chorley. A real station based in Chorley broadcast for only a few weeks.

Places of interest nearby

• Astley Hall
• Heskin Hall
• Leeds & Liverpool Canal
• Park Hall
• Yarrow Valley Park

Geography and Location

Aerial map