Chorley

Chorley is a town in Lancashire, England,13 km (8.1 miles) north of Wigan, 17 km (10.8 miles) south-west of Blackburn,18 km  (11 miles) north-west of Bolton, 19 km (12 miles) south of Preston and 31 km (19.5 miles) north-west of Manchester. The wealth of the town came from the cotton industry.

Education

Chorley is home to many primary schools, both council and the church supported. There are six high schools are in Chorley:

• Holy Cross Catholic High School
• Albany Academy
• Bishop Rawstorne CE Academy
• Parklands High School
• Southlands High School
• Michael's CE High School

Sport

It is home to the semi-professional football team, Chorley F.C., known by black and white strip as the Magpies. Since then, they have had limited success, with two appearances in the second round of the FA Cup in their most memorable moments, and two seasons in the late 1980s Football Conference.