Borough of Chorley
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This article is about the local government district formed in 1974. For the borough between 1881 and 1974, see Municipal Borough of Chorley.
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.
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Borough of Chorley | |
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Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | England |
Region | North West England |
Ceremonial county | Lancashire |
Founded | 1 April 1974 |
Admin. HQ | Chorley |
Government | |
• Type | Chorley Borough Council |
• MPs: | Lindsay Hoyle (Speaker) Katherine Fletcher |
Area | |
• Total | 78.3 sq mi (202.8 km2) |
• Rank | 144th |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 117,937 |
• Rank | Ranked 202nd |
• Density | 1,500/sq mi (580/km2) |
Ethnicity (2021) | |
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Religion (2021) | |
• Religion | List
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Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (British Summer Time) |
Postcode areas | |
Area code(s) | 01257, 01204, 01254, 01704, 01772 |
ISO 3166-2 | – |
ONS code | 30UE (ONS) E07000118 (GSS) |
OS grid reference | SD5817 |
NUTS 3 | – |
Ethnicity | 95.1% White British 1.6% Asian[2] |
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The neighbouring districts are West Lancashire, South Ribble, Blackburn with Darwen, Bolton and Wigan.