neighbouring areas
| Accrington | Carnforth | Morecambe | Todmorden |
| Ashton-under-Lyne | Lancaster | Oldham | Wigan |
| Blackpool | Leigh | Preston | |
| Bolton | Liverpool | Rossendale | |
| Bury | Manchester | Skelmersdale |
Chorley is a market town south of Preston between the M61 and the M6 at the foot of the West Pennine Moors. Chorley prospered during the Industrial Revolution when many cotton mills marked the skyline. In World War II the Royal Ordnance Factory was based in the village of Euxton, 2 miles from Chorley town centre, and is currently being redeveloped as Buckshaw Village, supplying up to 2,000 new housing units.
Property for sale in Chorley is a good mix of charming Victorian and Edwardian terraced cottages and houses; post-war semi-detached houses and bungalows; and new-build developments including terraced and semi-detached townhouses. Estate agents in Chorley also represent a wide choice of houses offering four bedrooms or more, including semi-detached and detached contemporary houses within attractive new developments; a fine selection of executive-sized houses with integral garages; and a few converted or modernised farm buildings.
Flats for sale in Chorley are in purpose-built apartment blocks and good-looking apartment houses. For details of flats currently on the market, and for information regarding cottages, bungalows and houses, please contact Chorley estate agents.
Amenities for Chorley properties
Chorley town centre has a full complement of shops including WHSmith, Argos and Woolworths. There is also a new shopping development called Market Walk and out of town retail parks with major stores such as Currys, B&Q, Asda, Morrisons and Tesco. An outdoor market has operated for 200 years in Chorley and there’s a covered market in Market Square. Chorley is home to numerous primary and high schools, and also to Lancashire College, which offers adult learning courses. Chorley has its own football, rugby and cricket clubs, bowling greens and tennis courts, and a large leisure centre with swimming pool, sports halls, squash courts and a fitness suite. A mile south of Chorley is Duxbury Park, one of the best municipal golf courses in north England.
Transport in Chorley
Chorley Interchange is a modern bus station served by Stagecoach, Network Chorley, Fishwick, Arriva and National Express. The railway station in Chorley is served by Trans-Pennine North West and the Manchester to Preston main line via Bolton.
Surrounding areas
While searching for property to buy or property to rent in Chorley , which is covered by postcodes PR6 & PR7, you may also like to consider Preston, Wigan , Skelmersdale , Leigh , Accrington , Bolton , Bury , and Oldham.
