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Chorley history
Toponymy
The name Chorley comes from two Anglo-Saxon words, ċeorl and lēah, probably meaning “the peasants’ clearing” Ley is a common element of place-name, meaning a clearing in a woodland.
Prehistory
There was no known occupation in Chorley until the Middle Ages. The area around the town has been inhabited since at least the Bronze Age. A pottery burial urn from this period was discovered in 1963 on land next to Astley Hall Farm.
Roman period
During the Roman era a Roman road ran near Chorley between Wigan and Walton-le-Dale. Hoards dating from the Roman period have also been found at nearby sites.
Medieval period
Chorley was not listed in the Domesday Book of 1086, though it is thought to be one of the twelve berewicks in the Leyland Hundred. It first appears in historical records in the mid thirteenth century as part of the Croston Lordship acquired by William de Ferrers, Earl of Derby, around 1250. The Earl established a small borough as a two-row settlement along what later became Market Street. It is most likely that the borough was sacked by the Scots during the Great Raid of 1322, which led to the construction of a Peel tower.
19th century to present
Chorley was a vital cotton town with many mills littering the skyline up to the late twentieth century. Most mills were demolished between the 1950s and 2000s with those remaining converted for modern business purposes. The last mill to stop producing textiles was Lawrence’s in 2009.
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