Astley Village Explained

Astley Village should not be confused with Astley, Greater Manchester.

Coordinates:53.661°N -2.644°W
Static Image Name:Astley Village Community Centre (geograph 4025041).jpg
Static Image Caption:Astley Village Community Centre (2014)
Official Name:Astley Village
Map Type:Lancashire
Population:3,005
Population Ref:(2011 Census)
Os Grid Reference:SD575185
Civil Parish:Astley Village
Region:North West England
Country:England
Post Town:CHORLEY
Postcode Area:PR
Postcode District:PR6, PR7
Dial Code:01257
Pushpin Map:United Kingdom Borough of Chorley
Pushpin Map Caption:Shown within Chorley Borough

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.

History

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.[1]

Community

Astley Village is best known for Astley Park, which hosted the Royal Lancashire Show for a number of years.[2] [3]

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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Chorley (Parishes) Order 1991. PDF. LGBCE. 19 February 1991. 18 December 2022.
  2. News: All go for Royal Lancs show. lancashiretelegraph.co.uk. 5 July 2002. 9 November 2020.
  3. News: Great final show. theboltonnews.co.uk. 9 August 2002. 9 November 2020.