Wheelton

Also known as Wheelton, Lancashire

Wheelton is a village and civil parish of the Borough of Chorley, in Lancashire, England. According to the 2001 United Kingdom census it has a population of 1,001, reducing to 956 at the 2011 Census. The village is located on the A674 Chorley–Blackburn road.

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Place details

Locality: Chorley
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 0

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UK place.static_image_name: The Red Lion, Wheelton - geograph.org.uk - 412954.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: The Red Lion public house
UK place.official_name: Wheelton
UK place.map_type: Lancashire
UK place.population: 956
UK place.population_ref: (2011 census)
UK place.os_grid_reference: SD603211
UK place.civil_parish: Wheelton
UK place.shire_district: Chorley
UK place.shire_county: Lancashire
UK place.region: North West England
UK place.country: England
UK place.post_town: CHORLEY
UK place.postcode_area: PR
UK place.postcode_district: PR6
UK place.dial_code: 01254
UK place.constituency_westminster: Chorley
UK place.pushpin_map: United Kingdom Borough of Chorley

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Population: 974
Image: The Red Lion, Wheelton - geograph.org.uk - 412954.jpg
Dialing code: 01254

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Commons category: Wheelton
postal code: PR6
OS grid reference: SD603211

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There are two communities: Wheelton, which is close to the Leeds-Liverpool Canal and borders Whittle-le-Woods; and Higher Wheelton which is located on the road from Chorley to Blackburn. It is one of the more affluent parts of Lancashire owing to easy motorway access and a semi rural setting.