Chorley

Chorley est une ville du Lancashire en Angleterre. En 2001, sa population était de 31 556 habitants

1. Personnalités nées dans la ville

Henry Tate (1819-1899), industriel anglais ayant fait don de ses collections qui formèrent la Tate Gallery. Charles Herbert Lightoller (1874-1952), marin anglais issu d'une famille aisée de Chorley travaillant dans l'industrie du coton, il fut le deuxième officier du Titanic. Harry Entwistle (1940-), prélat anglican australien converti au catholicisme. John Foxx (1948-), chanteur d'Ultravox. Jason Queally (1970-), coureur cycliste sur piste, champion olympique.

1. Liens externes

Ressource relative à la musique : MusicBrainz

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Borough of Chorley

The Borough of Chorley is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. It is named after the town of Chorley, which is an unparished area. The borough extends to several villages and hamlets including Adlington, Buckshaw Village, Croston, Eccleston, Euxton and Whittle-le-Woods. The neighbouring districts are West Lancashire, South Ribble, Blackburn with Darwen, Bolton and Wigan.

Chorley is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England, 8 miles (13 km) north of Wigan, 11 miles (18 km) south west of Blackburn, 11 miles (18 km) north west of Bolton, 12 miles (19 km) south of Preston and 20 miles (32 km) north west of Manchester. The town's wealth came principally from the cotton industry. In 2020 it had a population of 36,682. In the 1970s, the skyline was dominated by factory chimneys, but most have now been demolished: remnants of the industrial past include Morrisons chimney and other mill buildings, and the streets of terraced houses for mill workers. Chorley is the home of the Chorley cake.

Municipal Borough of Chorley

The Municipal Borough of Chorley was a local government district in the administrative county of Lancashire, England, with municipal borough status and coterminate with the town of Chorley.

Chorley (UK Parliament constituency)

Chorley is a constituency in Lancashire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Sir Lindsay Hoyle. Hoyle was originally elected for the Labour Party, but in 2019 became the Speaker, making him unaffiliated.

Chorley Theatre

Chorley Theatre is a volunteer-run community theatre in Chorley, Lancashire, England. It stages theatre, film, comedy, music and community arts, and is one of the oldest purpose-built cinemas still operating in the UK. The venue is operated by Chorley Amateur Dramatic and Operatic Society (CADOS), which stages a wide range of productions throughout the year, including drama, comedy, pantomime, and youth theatre performances. CADOS typically presents six major shows per season. The theatre is also home to the Chorley Youth Theatre, which meets every Saturday. Originally built as a cinema in 1910, the venue has become a key cultural landmark in the town and continues to show films as the Chorley Empire Cinema, featuring its 21-foot screen.