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Chorley è un collegio elettorale situato nel Lancashire, nel Nord Ovest dell'Inghilterra, e rappresentato alla Camera dei comuni del Parlamento del Regno Unito. Elegge un membro del parlamento con il sistema first-past-the-post , ossia maggioritario a turno unico; l'attuale parlamentare è Lindsay Hoyle , eletto con il Partito ...
Chorley è un collegio elettorale situato nel Lancashire, nel Nord Ovest dell'Inghilterra, e rappresentato alla Camera dei comuni del Parlamento del Regno Unito. Elegge un membro del parlamento con il sistema first-past-the-post, ossia maggioritario a turno unico; l'attuale parlamentare è Lindsay Hoyle, eletto con il Partito Laburista nel 1997.
collegio elettorale; South Ribble nel Lancashire Stato Regno Unito: Capoluogo: Leyland, Penwortham: Elezioni per: Camera dei comuni: Eletti: 1 deputato (Katherine Fletcher, Con, dal 2019) Tipologia: uninominale Istituzione: 1983 Creato da: Preston South, Fylde South, Chorley: Manuale
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Toponymy
The name Chorley comes from two Anglo-Saxon words, ċeorl and lēah, probably meaning "the peasants' clearing". Ley (also lēah or leigh) is a common element of place-name, meaning a clearing in a woodland; ċeorl refers to a person of status similar to a freeman or a yeoman.
Prehistory
There was no known occupation in Chorley until the Middle Ages, though archaeological evidence has shown that the area around the town has been inhabited since at least the Bronze Age. There are various remains of prehistoric occupation on the nearby Anglezarke Moor, including the Round Loaftumulus which is believed to date from 3500 BC. A pottery burial urn from this period was discovered in 1963 on land next to Astley Hall Farm and later excavation in the 1970s revealed another burial urn a...
Roman period
During the Roman era a Roman road ran near Chorley between Wigan and Walton-le-Dale. Hoards dating from the Roman period have also been found nearby at Whittle-le-Woods and Heapey.
The Church of England parish church of St Laurence, located on Union Street, has been a place of Christian worship for over 800 years. The Church of England parish church of St George, situated on St George's Street, is an important example of the work of architect Thomas Rickman, a major figure in the Gothic Revival. It was built as a Commissioner...
In 1837, Chorley joined with other townships (or civil parishes) in the area to become head of the Chorley Poor Law Union, which took responsibility for the administration and funding of the Poor Law in the area. Chorley became incorporated as a municipal borough in 1881; it was governed by a mayor, a council of eight aldermen and twenty four counc...
The principal river in the town is the Yarrow. The Black Brook is a tributary of the Yarrow. The name of the River Chor was back-formed from Chorley and runs not far from the centre of the town, notably through Astley Park. Chorley is located at the foot of the West Pennine Moors and is overlooked by Healey Nab, a small hill which is part of the We...
The first signs of industry, as with many towns in Lancashire, was mining; evidence of which can be seen by the various abandoned quarries on the outskirts of the town. One of these is Anglezarke Quarry, between Chorley and Horwich. Remnants of mining include an old railway bridge from the Duxbury Mine off Wigan Lane. Eventually, the mining industr...
Chorley is served by the local NHS hospital Chorley and South Ribble Hospital which is located on Euxton Lane, in addition to a private hospital located in Euxton. The town also had another major hospital formerly on Eaves Lane, before this closed in the 1990s. There was also the Heath Charnock isolation hospitalon Hut Lane which dealt with infecti...
Road
Chorley town centre is bisected by the A6 Roman road. It is located near to junctions 6 and 8 of the M61 motorway and junction 27 of the M6; Charnock Richard servicesare sited within the borough.
Buses
The town's bus station, Chorley Interchange, opened in February 2003, replacing an older building. Services are provided by several operators: 1. Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire operates routes that connect the town with Bolton, Blackburn, Leyland, Preston, Southport and Ormskirk 2. During the summer, Stagecoach also operates the X8 to Keswick via Preston, Lancaster and Windermere 3. Blackburn Bus Companyoperates a route to Blackburn 4. Tyrers Coaches operate buses to Preston and s...
Railway
Chorley railway station is served by Northern, which operates routes on the Manchester to Preston Line; direct destinations include Bolton, Preston, Barrow, Blackpool, Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport. TransPennine Express services, which operate from Manchester Airport to Glasgow or Edinburgh, pass through the station but do not stop. The station was also served by the Wigan-Blackburn line, until it was closed in 1960; the line also had stops at Heapey, Brinscall, Withnell and Wh...
Chorley is home to numerous primary schools, both council and church supported. The town has the following six high schools: 1. Holy Cross Catholic High School 2. Albany Academy 3. Bishop Rawstorne CE Academy 4. Parklands High School 5. Southlands High School 6. St. Michael's CE High School Some independent schools are also present just outside the...
Chorley is home to the semi professional football team, Chorley F.C., known as the Magpies due to their black and white strip. Founded as a rugby team in 1875, they switched to playing football eight years later. Since then they have had limited success, with their most memorable moments being two appearances in the second round of the FA Cup and t...
Chorley has two local newspapers: The weekly Lancashire Evening Post (formerly Chorley Guardian) and the free Chorley Citizen. Local news and television programmes are provided by BBC North West and ITV Granada. Television signals are received from the Winter HillTV transmitter Local radio stations are BBC Radio Lancashire, Heart North West, Smooth...
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Chorley è un collegio elettorale situato nel Lancashire, nel Nord Ovest dell'Inghilterra, e rappresentato alla Camera dei comuni del Parlamento del Regno Unito. Elegge un membro del parlamento con il sistema first-past-the-post, ossia maggioritario a turno unico; l'attuale parlamentare è Lindsay Hoyle, eletto con il Partito Laburista nel 1997.
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