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Local Information for Chorley

Chorley is a market town in Lancashire, England, south of Preston. It is the seat for the borough of Chorley and has been twinned with the former Hungarian capital, Székesfehérvár since 1991. Chorley has a population of 101,991 according to the last census.

A settlement has existed at Chorley since at least the bronze age. A farmer at Astley Hall Farm found a pottery burial urn from this period in 1963. This find was followed up with further excavations, with further artifacts being found. Objects from these excavations are on display at the hall's museum.

A market charter was granted to the town in the 1250s, and there is evidence from 1498 that the market was actually taking place. Nowadays, the town has two markets, the Flat Iron Market and the Covered Market. For one weekend each year, French market traders sell their produce in the town, with Chorley's merchants returning the favour in France. The market has a number of specialist cheesemongers who purvey the lo...More