Astley Village

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]

Not to be confused with Astley, Greater Manchester.

Astley Village

Astley Village Community Centre (June 2014)
Astley Village
Shown within Chorley Borough
Astley Village
Location within Lancashire
Population3,005 (2011 Census)
OS grid referenceSD575185
Civil parish
  • Astley Village
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCHORLEY
Postcode districtPR6
PR7
Dialling code01257
PoliceLancashire
FireLancashire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

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
  1. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Astley Village Parish (E04005142)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  2. "The Chorley (Parishes) Order 1991" (PDF). LGBCE.
  3. "All go for Royal Lancs show". lancashiretelegraph.co.uk. 5 July 2002. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  4. "Great final show". theboltonnews.co.uk. 9 August 2002. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  5. "Royal show set to return?". theboltonnews.co.uk. 7 August 2003. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
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