Astley Village
Astley Village is a civil parish in the Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England, covering a suburb of Chorley. According to the census of 2001, it had a population of 3,329, reducing to 3,005 at the 2011 Census.[1]
| Astley Village | |
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.jpg) Astley Village Community Centre | |
  Astley Village Shown within Chorley Borough  Astley Village Location within Lancashire | |
| Population | 3,005 (2011 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SD575185 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CHORLEY |
| Postcode district | PR6, PR7 |
| Dialling code | 01257 |
| Police | Lancashire |
| Fire | Lancashire |
| Ambulance | North West |
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History
It was a purpose built village, 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. The village is roughly half a 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), a link road built in 1983 to 1984 to take traffic off the busy Chancery Road.
References
- "Civil Parish 2011". Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- "The Chorley (Parishes) Order 1991" (PDF). LGBCE.
