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.
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]
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.