Chorley

<p>Chorley is a town and the administrative centre of the wider <a href="/facts/Borough_of_Chorley/ezMc5GQX">Borough of Chorley</a> in <a href="/facts/Lancashire/XmzHoIsl">Lancashire</a>, England, 8 miles (13 km) north of <a href="/facts/Wigan/ttEMzWQ0">Wigan</a>, 11 miles (18 km) south west of <a href="/facts/Blackburn/CYn86lz8">Blackburn</a>, 11 miles (18 km) north west of <a href="/facts/Bolton/5uKqkeno">Bolton</a>, 12 miles (19 km) south of <a href="/facts/Preston%2c_Lancashire/vcppAdEw">Preston</a> and 20 miles (32 km) north west of <a href="/facts/Manchester/2Do01QHs">Manchester</a>. The town's wealth came principally from the <a href="/facts/Cotton/efXRcjbn">cotton</a> industry.
</p><p>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 <a href="/facts/Chorley_cake/oHuBIYt9">Chorley cake</a>.
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