Astley Village
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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 | |
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![]() Astley Village Community Centre (2014) | |
Location within Lancashire | |
Population | 3,005 (2011 Census) |
OS grid reference | SD575185 |
Civil parish |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CHORLEY |
Postcode district | PR6, PR7 |
Dialling code | 01257 |
Police | Lancashire |
Fire | Lancashire |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
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.[2]
Community
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.
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