Buckshaw Village

Buckshaw Village (often shortened to Buckshaw) is a 21st-century village and industrial area between the towns of Chorley and Leyland in Lancashire, England, developed on the site of the former Royal Ordnance Factory (ROF) Chorley. It had a population of 4,000. It is divided between the civil parishes of Euxton (south) and Whittle-le-Woods (north east) in Chorley, with the north western part being in Leyland unparished area in South Ribble district. The new development covers several square miles, mainly consisting of the part of Euxton known as Buckshaw, which was requisitioned by the War Office in the 1930s. It is described by developers Redrow plc as "One of the largest brownfield schemes of its kind throughout Europe"; as of 2022, they report that over 3,000 homes have been built and 10,000 jobs created.

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ROF Chorley

ROF Chorley was a UK government-owned munitions filling Royal Ordnance Factory (Filling Factory No. 1). It was planned as a permanent Royal Ordnance Factory with the intention that it, unlike some other similar facilities, would remain open for production after the end of World War II; and, together with ROF Bridgend (Filling Factory No. 2), would replace the Royal Filling Factory located at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich. It was built largely in Euxton, but was known as ROF Chorley. After the privatization of the Royal Ordnance Factories in the 1980s it became part of the Ammunition Division of Royal Ordnance plc and later a production unit of BAE Systems Global Combat Systems Munitions. Chorley factory closed in 2005-07 and the majority of the site is now home to the new Buckshaw Village on the outskirts of Chorley, although many remnants remain. The factory had a storage depot built deep into the Pennine hills, over Chorley, in the village of Heapey; the facility is still in use by BAE although its exact usage has still not been revealed.

Leyland Hundred

The Leyland Hundred (also known as Leylandshire) is a historic subdivision of the English county of Lancashire. It covered the parishes of Brindle, Chorley, Croston, Eccleston, Hoole, Leyland, Penwortham, Rufford, Standish and Tarleton. In the Domesday Book the area was recorded as 'Lailand' Hundred, included in the returns for Cheshire. However, it cannot be said clearly to have been part of Cheshire.

Buckshaw Hall

Buckshaw Hall is a Grade II* listed 17th-century country house in Buckshaw Village, Euxton, some 3 miles (4.8 km) north-west of Chorley, England.

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Euxton railway station (Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway)

Euxton was an early railway station serving Euxton in Chorley, Lancashire, England. The station was opened on 22 June 1843 when the Bolton and Preston Railway (B&PR) opened its line from Bolton to Preston. The station was also known as Euxton Junction, it was located just south of the junction where the B&PR and the North Union Railway (NUR) met, close to Pack Saddle Bridge. The B&PR became part of the NUR in 1844. The passenger station was accessed from the road where it crossed the railway, just north of the junction and there was one long platform on the east side of the line. There were buildings at the road side and on the platform. The goods side of the station was to the west of the line and accessed from the Wigan to Preston road, adjacent to a public house, which had probably been Cocker's Bridge and became the Railway Tavern. By 1894 all access appeared to be from the road adjacent to the Railway Tavern, there were platforms both sides of the running lines both with structures. There were sidings on both sides of the mainline forming a goods yard which was able to accommodate most types of goods including live stock and was equipped with a five ton crane. The NUR was absorbed by two larger companies in 1889, the section from Bolton to Euxton, and therefore this station, became part of the L&YR. The station closed on 2 April 1917. The line remains open between Preston and Wigan, however nothing remains of the station.