Astley Village
Astley Village | |
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Astley Village Community Centre (June 2014) | |
Astley Village Shown within Chorley Borough | |
Population | 3,005 (2011 Census) |
OS grid reference | SD575185 |
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Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CHORLEY |
Postcode district | PR6 PR7 |
Dialling code | 01257 |
Police | Lancashire |
Fire | Lancashire |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
Astley Village is one civil parish in the Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England, covering one suburb of Chorley. According to the census of 2001 it had the population of 3,329, reducing to 3,005 at the census of 2011.[1]
History[]
It was one purpose built village which was constructed in the 1970s. The civil parish was created in 1991; before this, it was divided between the unparished area of Chorley and the parish of Euxton.[2]
Community[]
Astley Village has become well known due to Astley Park, which hosted the Royal Lancashire Show for a number of years by the summer of 2002.[3][4] The show was cancelled once in Samlesbury Hall in August 2003, pending the return to Chorley.[5] The village is roughly half one mile away from the nearest supermarket, the town centre of Chorley and the M61 being slightly further.
Long Croft Meadow backs onto Chorley Hospital, and the main road through the village is Chancery Road. The village is bypassed via West Way (B5252), the link road built in 1983 to 1984 to take traffic off the busy Chancery Road.
References[]
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Astley Village Parish (E04005142)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ "The Chorley (Parishes) Order 1991" (PDF). LGBCE.
- ^ "All go for Royal Lancs show". lancashiretelegraph.co.uk. 5 July 2002. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "Great final show". theboltonnews.co.uk. 9 August 2002. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "Royal show set to return?". theboltonnews.co.uk. 7 August 2003. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
External links[]
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- Astley Village chorley.gov.uk
- Geography of Chorley
- Villages in Lancashire
- Civil parishes in Lancashire