Buckshaw Village
Residential and industrial area in Lancashire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Buckshaw Village (often shortened to Buckshaw) is a 21st-century residential and industrial area between the towns of Chorley and Leyland in Lancashire, England, developed on the site of the former Royal Ordnance Factory (ROF) Chorley. It had[when?] a population of 4,000.[citation needed] It is divided between the civil parishes of Euxton (south)[1] and Whittle-le-Woods (north east)[2] in Chorley, with the north western part being in Leyland unparished area in South Ribble district.[3][4]
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Buckshaw Village | |
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Buckshaw Village, Euxton | |
Population | 4,000 [citation needed] |
OS grid reference | SD562210 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CHORLEY |
Postcode district | PR7 |
Dialling code | 01772 |
Police | Lancashire |
Fire | Lancashire |
Ambulance | North West |
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The new development covers several square miles mainly consisting of the part of Euxton known as Buckshaw, which was requisitioned by the War Office in the 1930s. It is described by developers Redrow plc as "One of the largest brownfield schemes of its kind throughout Europe"; as of 2022[update] they report that over 3,000 homes have been built and 10,000 jobs created.[5]