Astley Village is a civil parish in the Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England, covering a suburb of Chorley. According to the 2011 census, its population was 3,005.[1]

Astley Village
Astley Village Community Centre (2014)
Astley Village is located in the Borough of Chorley
Astley Village
Astley Village
Shown within Chorley Borough
Astley Village is located in Lancashire
Astley Village
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
List of places
UK
England
Lancashire
53°39′40″N 2°38′38″W / 53.661°N 2.644°W / 53.661; -2.644

History

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Astley was constructed in the 1970s as a new village. The civil parish was created on 1 April 1991, prior to which the village was divided between the unparished area of Chorley and the parish of Euxton.[2]

Community

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Astley Village is best known for Astley Park, which hosted the Royal Lancashire Show for a number of years.[3][4]

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), a link road opened in 1984 to take traffic off the busy Chancery Road.

References

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  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. 19 February 1991. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  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.
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