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78-776: Buckshaw Village (often shortened to Buckshaw ) is a 21st-century village and industrial area between the towns of Chorley and Leyland in Lancashire , England, developed on the site of the former Royal Ordnance Factory (ROF) Chorley . It had a population of 4,000. It is divided between the civil parishes of Euxton (south) and Whittle-le-Woods (north east) in Chorley , with the north western part being in Leyland unparished area in South Ribble district. The new development covers several square miles mainly consisting of

156-523: A brownfield former munitions site. All landscaping is designed so that no earth is transported off-site with the stripped top soil now present in mounds dotted around the village. A trial scheme is in progress which uses recycled garden waste combined with sandy clay ( loam ) to produce compost . The compost is then spread over the mounds to produce woodland areas and green public spaces. The transport strategy also incorporates sustainable principles with cycle lanes and public transport included in

234-422: A piezoelectric crystal in each nozzle instead of a heating element. When current is applied, the crystal changes shape or size, increasing the pressure in the ink channel and thus forcing a droplet of ink from the nozzle. There are two types of crystals used: those that elongate when subjected to electricity or bi-morphs which bend. The ink channels in a piezoelectric ink jet print head can be formed using

312-531: A chapel in Chapel Street. The land for the church was purchased in 1851 and the first building erected in 1853. It was opened in June 1853. The church can sit 750 persons. Pugin & Pugin of London and Hansom are the architects. Chorley United Reformed Church is one of the oldest and largest United Reformed Churches in the north west. Founded in 1792 as an Independent Church it later affiliated to

390-402: A class action lawsuit where plaintiffs claim HP printer firmware updates caused fake error messages upon using third party ink cartridges. HP settled the case with $ 1.5 million. In October 2019, Epson had a class action complaint filed against it for printer firmware updates that allegedly prevented printer operation upon detection of third-party ink cartridges. Since printer cartridges from

468-949: A few homes on the Eastern side when built falling within the Whittle-le-Woods parish boundary. The majority of the homes will be in the parish of Euxton as part of the Astley & Buckshaw Borough Ward. Both Euxton and Whittle-le-Woods Parish Councils fall within Chorley Borough Council . Chorley Chorley is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Chorley in Lancashire , England, 8 miles (13 km) north of Wigan , 11 miles (18 km) south west of Blackburn , 11 miles (18 km) north west of Bolton , 12 miles (19 km) south of Preston and 20 miles (32 km) north west of Manchester . The town's wealth came principally from

546-413: A fraction of a millisecond. The printing depends on the smooth flow of ink, which can be hindered if the ink begins to dry at the print head, as can happen when an ink level becomes low. Dried ink can be cleaned from a cartridge print head using 91% denatured isopropyl alcohol (not rubbing alcohol). Tap water contains contaminants that may clog the print head, so distilled water and a lint-free cloth

624-618: A kit that includes bulk ink. The high cost of cartridges has also provided an incentive for counterfeiters to supply cartridges falsely claiming to be made by the original manufacturer. The print cartridge industry failed to earn $ 3 billion in 2009 due to this, according to an International Data Corporation estimate. Another alternative involves modifications of an original cartridge allowing use of continuous ink systems with external ink tanks. Some manufacturers, including Canon and Epson , have introduced new models featuring in-built continuous ink systems. It can sometimes be cheaper to buy

702-449: A lack of transparency about the price of ink and called for an industry standard for measuring ink cartridge performance. Which? stated that color HP cartridges cost over seven times more per milliliter than 1985 Dom Perignon . In 2006, Epson lost a class action lawsuit that claimed their inkjet printers and ink cartridges stop printer operation due to "empty" cartridge notifications even when usable ink still remains. Epson settled

780-569: A larger non-metropolitan district on 1 April 1974. The present Borough of Chorley has forty-two councillors, representing 14 three-member electoral wards in Chorley town council. The Member of Parliament for the constituency of Chorley, since 1997, is Lindsay Hoyle , Speaker of the House of Commons . He was formerly a Labour MP. The principal river in the town is the Yarrow . The Black Brook

858-669: A mini section, the 1st XV playing in the RFU North Lancs 2 division. Until 2004, Chorley had a rugby league side, Chorley Lynx , who played in League Two of the Rugby League National Leagues . The club was forced to close in 2004, due to small crowds and the withdrawal of funding by backer Trevor Hemmings . Many of the club's players and staff joined nearby Blackpool Panthers . The only rugby league side currently active who are situated in Chorley

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936-602: A new printer than to replace the set of ink cartridges supplied with the printer. The major printer manufacturers − Hewlett Packard, Lexmark, Dell, Canon, Epson and Brother − use a " razor and blades " business model, often breaking even or losing money selling printers while expecting to make a profit by selling cartridges over the life of the printer. Since much of the printer manufacturers' profits are from ink and toner cartridge sales, some of these companies have taken various actions against aftermarket cartridges. Some printer manufacturers set up their cartridges to interact with

1014-659: A number of cricket clubs, with two teams taking the town's name. Chorley Cricket Club currently play in the Northern League and were finalists in the ECB National Club Cricket Championship for three consecutive seasons from 1994 to 1996, winning the trophy on the first two occasions. Chorley St James Cricket Club are the second side in the town, competing in the Southport & District Amateur Cricket League, having been members of

1092-469: A place of Christian worship for over 800 years. The Church of England parish church of St George, situated on St George's Street, is an important example of the work of architect Thomas Rickman , a major figure in the Gothic Revival . It was built as a Commissioners' church in 1822. St Mary's Roman Catholic Church is based in the town centre at Mount Pleasant. The parish was founded in 1847, in

1170-633: A population of 33,424 at the 2001 census, with the wider borough of Chorley having a population of 101,991. Chorley forms a conurbation with Preston and Leyland and was once proposed as being designated part of the Central Lancashire New Town under the New Towns Act, a proposal which was eventually scaled back. The first signs of industry, as with many towns in Lancashire, was mining; evidence of which can be seen by

1248-477: A presence in the borough are: In 2011, Chorley Council launched an initiative, Choose Chorley , to encourage SMEs and large businesses to relocate to Chorley. The initiative offers red carpet introductions to key people in the town, financial incentives and tailored support for business growth. The town is the home of the Chorley cake . Every October, the Chorley Cake Street Fair promotes

1326-446: A substantial fraction of the cost of the printer. To save money, many people use compatible ink cartridges from a vendor other than the printer manufacturer . A study by British consumer watchdog Which? found that in some cases, printer ink from the manufacturer is more expensive than champagne . However, the comparison depends on the brand and type of ink purchased. Others use aftermarket inks, refilling their own ink cartridges using

1404-427: A variety of techniques, but one common method is lamination of a stack of metal plates, each of which includes precision micro-fabricated features of various shapes (i.e. containing an ink channel, orifice, reservoir and crystal). This cool environment allows the use of inks which react badly when heated. For example, roughly 1/1000 of every ink jet is vaporized due to the intense heat, and ink must be designed to not clog

1482-549: Is a common element of place-name, meaning a clearing in a woodland; ċeorl refers to a person of status similar to a freeman or a yeoman . There was no known occupation in Chorley until the Middle Ages, though archaeological evidence has shown that the area around the town has been inhabited since at least the Bronze Age . There are various remains of prehistoric occupation on the nearby Anglezarke Moor, including

1560-666: Is a tributary of the Yarrow. The name of the River Chor was back-formed from Chorley and runs not far from the centre of the town, notably through Astley Park. Chorley is located at the foot of the West Pennine Moors and is overlooked by Healey Nab , a small hill which is part of the West Pennine Moors . It is the seat for the Borough of Chorley , which is made up of Chorley and its surrounding villages. Chorley had

1638-420: Is also an eco-friendly village built in conjunction with scientists from University of Manchester , who are testing various experimental and environmentally friendly principles. The homes will use a variety of energy sources, from geothermal and solar power to wind energy . The scheme is now a show village after opening on 25 May 2006. This scheme was extended into a new development by Persimmon Homes into

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1716-512: Is amateur side Chorley panthers Chorley is home to track cyclists including Olympic gold medal winners Jason Queally and Bradley Wiggins , and Paralympic silver medallist Rik Waddon , due in part to the proximity of the town to the Manchester Velodrome ; it is also the home town of Paralympic gold medallist Natalie Jones . Ink cartridge Most consumer inkjet printers use a thermal inkjet. Inside each partition of

1794-580: Is believed that the church is named after Saint Laurence , an Irish saint who died in Normandy in the 12th century, whose bones were conveyed to the church by local noble Sir Rowland Standish Duxbury , an ancestor of Myles Standish (an English military officer hired by the Pilgrims as military adviser for their Plymouth expedition to the New World). As happened in many other instances following

1872-448: Is believed the borough of Chorley was not a success in this period because of the lack of manorial leadership and the dispersed nature of the small population. St Laurence's Church is the oldest remaining building in Chorley and first appears in historical records when it was dedicated in 1362, though it is believed there was already an earlier Anglo-Saxon chapel on the site which was a daughter foundation of Croston Parish Church. It

1950-429: Is complex as the manor had no single lord throughout most of this period, as it had been split into moieties and was managed by several different families. This led to Chorley having several manorial halls, which in this period included Chorley Hall, built in the 14th century by the de Chorley family, which has since the 19th or 20th century been demolished. Very little is known of Chorley Hall, although according to what

2028-533: Is not properly differentiated from the original HP ink. In 2007, PC World reported that refilled cartridges have higher failure rates, print fewer pages than new cartridges, and demonstrate more on-page problems like streaking, curling, and color bleed. Therefore, product or service research is often recommended. In the tests made by Wilhelm Imaging Research, Epson ink is fade-resistant up to 40 years. Ink from remanufactured cartridges are only fade-resistant up to 3.9 years. Many programs have been implemented in

2106-470: Is operated by Tyrers Coaches on behalf of Lancashire County Council through the industrial estate and Old Worden Avenue then northbound to Leyland and Penwortham and southbound to Chorley Hospital. The 119 mainly operates through the village on a similar route to the former 109A and does not operate on Sundays. Buckshaw is also served by school buses and buses to Runshaw College. The developers of Buckshaw Village have incorporated an extensive cycle network into

2184-413: Is recommended. The ink also acts as a coolant to protect the metal-plate heating elements − when the ink supply is depleted, and printing is attempted, the heating elements in thermal cartridges often burn out, permanently damaging the print head. When the ink first begins to run low, the cartridge should be refilled or replaced, to avoid overheating damage to the print head. Piezoelectric printers use

2262-777: Is regarded as a local landmark, is the largest LDS temple in Europe and named the Preston England Temple . Construction on the temple commenced in 1994 and was completed in 1998. Connected to the temple campus is the England Missionary Training Centre for the LDS Church which houses church representatives preparing to fill proselytizing and service assignments in Great Britain and other parts of Europe. Chorley's only mosque

2340-546: Is served by Northern , which operates routes on the Manchester to Preston Line ; direct destinations include Bolton , Preston , Barrow , Blackpool , Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport . TransPennine Express services, which operate from Manchester Airport to Glasgow or Edinburgh , pass through the station but do not stop. The station was also served by the Wigan-Blackburn line , until it

2418-480: Is situated opposite Runshaw College , and provides 2tph south to Manchester Airport or 2tph north to Blackpool North through Preston. Two public bus routes operate through the village, with both routes operating between Chorley and Preston. The half-hourly 109 service is ran by Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire and operates through Central Avenue then northbound to Leyland, Lostock Hall and Walton-le-Dale and southbound to Euxton. The hourly 119 service

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2496-588: Is to be found on the corner of Brooke Street and Charnock Street. The building officially opened in March 2006, having been in planning for over three years. A second mosque opened in 2020. In 1837, Chorley joined with other townships (or civil parishes ) in the area to become head of the Chorley Poor Law Union , which took responsibility for the administration and funding of the Poor Law in

2574-527: Is transferred to the printer through syringes or droppers. Cartridge refill kits can contain both ink syringes/droppers, sealing tape, rubber plugs, a drill tool and a screw driver . Some cartridges need to be unscrewed, drilled or simply injected, depending on the design. Remanufactured toner and ink cartridges make up 30% of the total printer cartridge market. Remanufactured cartridges are recycled cartridges that have been disassembled, cleaned and tested for quality. Worn or damaged parts are replaced and

2652-521: The 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 -hectare (6.2-acre) plot occupied by Lex Auto Logistics' new distribution centre, completed in late 2006. Another commercial development by Helioslough, called Buckshaw Link, had been built and completed by late 2010 and all the businesses were in place by 2011. The industrial estate is situated on land to the west of Revolution Park. A number of warehouse and industrial units are situated there, with 4 acres (16,000 m) of space left over for other usage. Multipart Solutions Limited

2730-464: The Congregational church and in 1972 voted to become part of the new United Reformed Church (URC). The church is home to the oldest Scout Troop in the town, established in 1919. In January 2017 it was announced that the church building, which had been at its current site since 1792, would be demolished, and the congregation relocated to other premises. These plans never came to fruition and

2808-600: The Dissolution of the Monasteries , these relics went missing in the turmoil of the English Reformation under the rule of Henry VIII . Chorley was granted a market charter by Henry VII in 1498 and have since held it every Tuesday. Before the reformation, it would coincide with a fair that was held annually on the feast of St Lawrence . Chorley, like most Lancashire towns, gained its wealth from

2886-818: The Heath Charnock isolation hospital on Hut Lane which dealt with infectious diseases before reverting to use for long term patients, before closing in the 1990s. Chorley town centre is bisected by the A6 Roman road. It is located near to junctions 6 and 8 of the M61 motorway and junction 27 of the M6 ; Charnock Richard services are sited within the borough. The town's bus station, Chorley Interchange , opened in February 2003, replacing an older building. Services are provided by several operators: Chorley railway station

2964-496: The Industrial Revolution of the 19th century which was also responsible for the town's growth. 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. Today only a minority remain in use for actual manufacturing, and the last mill to stop producing textiles

3042-648: The Round Loaf tumulus which is believed to date from 3500 BC. A pottery burial urn from this period was discovered in 1963 on land next to Astley Hall Farm and later excavation in the 1970s revealed another burial urn and four cremation pits dating from the Bronze Age . 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 nearby at Whittle-le-Woods and Heapey . Chorley

3120-774: The Second World War . After the Second World War , production was reduced and the final part of the site was closed in 2008 by BAE Systems. A large part of the site has been redeveloped for residential and industrial use as Buckshaw Village . Through the twentieth century, especially the latter half, Chorley suffered the loss of much of its manufacturing capacity with great losses in or the completely disappearance of its coal, textiles, motor vehicles and armaments industries. Leyland Trucks and BAE Systems are Central Lancashire's largest employers, with their sites in Leyland and Samlesbury respectively. Other companies with

3198-475: The cotton industry. 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 Chorley cake . The name Chorley comes from two Anglo-Saxon words, ċeorl and lēah , probably meaning "the peasants ' clearing". Ley (also lēah or leigh )

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3276-577: The A6. Buckshaw Avenue opened to the public in May 2007. Plans were announced in February 2006 for a new industrial development called Revolution Park, by property developers HelioSlough (a joint venture between Helios Properties PLC and Slough Estates ). The 30-hectare (74-acre) site is accessed via Buckshaw Avenue and is situated in the south-east portion of the Buckshaw Village site. This is adjacent to

3354-722: The Chorley League until its demise in 2005. The town is home to the Chorley Buccaneers American Football Club. Founded in the year 2000, the Bucs now have eight competitive teams and over 120 players competing in the BAFA National Leagues structure. They are based at Parklands Academy in Chorley. The club has three National Championship titles to their name in their 17-year existence, most recently in 2016. Chorley RUFC

3432-618: The United States also ruled in May 2017 in Impression Products v. Lexmark that companies cannot use patent law to block reuse of products protected by patent once the product is sold, which in the case of ink cartridges, allows the sale of refurbished cartridges both within the United States and overseas. HP has fiercely defended its printing interests from the refill industry, including filing patent complaints and false advertising lawsuits which allege that inferior ink

3510-635: The United States and Europe to encourage the recycling of ink cartridges. New York has implemented a recycling law for businesses and consumers regarding toner and ink cartridges. In California the Public Contract Code (PCC) section 12156 encourages businesses to purchase recycled ink and toner cartridges. In the UK , large compatible cartridge manufacturers have implemented recycling programs in order to receive empty cartridges for refilling of HP, Lexmark, Dell, etc. cartridges, as no compatible version

3588-566: The Victorian and Edwardian architect Henry Cheers, and the town centre building now occupying this site is now Chorley Public Library. Chorley is home to the semi professional football team, Chorley F.C. , known as the Magpies due to their black and white strip. Founded as a rugby team in 1875, they switched to playing football eight years later. Since then they have had limited success, with their most memorable moments being two appearances in

3666-543: The Water's Edge development, which features an extension to the local Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School. The homes also offer different ways of generating power, such as the solar panels seen on many houses. There are two listed buildings in this area that the ROF had a duty of care over. The smaller of these is Worden Old Hall , a grade II* listed building from the late sixteenth and early seventeenth century which

3744-414: The area, including: Chorley is home to numerous primary schools, both council and church supported. The town has the following six high schools: Some independent schools are also present just outside the borough. Most Chorley children go on to attend the nearby Runshaw College in Leyland. Runshaw College had also expanded into the former administration site of ROF Chorley and was using, amongst others,

3822-547: The area. Chorley became incorporated as a municipal borough in 1881; it was governed by a mayor , a council of eight aldermen and twenty four councillors . The population of the Municipal Borough of Chorley remained roughly static in the 20th century, with the 1911 census showing 30,315 people and the 1971 census showing 31,665. Under the Local Government Act 1972 , Chorley became the core of

3900-674: The borough was short lived, as it does not appear in a report of a commission on the Leyland Hundred in 1341. It is most likely that the borough was sacked by the Scots during the Great Raid of 1322 , with Chorley being one of the southernmost points reached in Northern England . This led to the construction of a Peel tower , which said to have been located somewhere close to Duxbury Hall . The manorial history of Chorley

3978-455: The cakes, with a competition for local bakers to produce the largest ever Chorley cake; the event restarted in 1995. Chorley is served by the local NHS hospital Chorley and South Ribble Hospital which is located on Euxton Lane, in addition to a private hospital located in Euxton . The town also had another major hospital formerly on Eaves Lane, before this closed in the 1990s. There was also

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4056-446: The cartridge is then re-assembled and refilled with ink. Manufacturing costs stay low since remanufactured cartridges do not require many new parts. Compatible ink cartridges are generic cartridges that are made of 100% new materials instead of remanufactured cartridges. A continuous ink supply (CIS) system consists of a set of cartridges that have tubes connected to them, through which the ink continuously flows from ink reservoirs on

4134-619: The cartridges rarely have to be removed from the printer. The legality of this industry was brought to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in the case of Lexmark Int'l v. Static Control Components . The Court ruled that reverse-engineering the handshaking procedure to enable compatibility did not violate the Digital Millennium Copyright Act . The Supreme Court of

4212-527: The case by giving $ 45 e-coupons in their online stores for people who bought Epson inkjet printers and ink cartridges from April 8, 1999, to May 8, 2006. In 2010, HP lost three class action lawsuits: In 2017, Halte à L’Obsolescence Programmée (HOP) — End Planned Obsolescence — filed a lawsuit and won against Brother , Canon, Epson, HP and other companies for intentionally shortening product life spans - inkjet printers and ink cartridges included. The companies were fined €15,000. In September 2018, HP lost

4290-512: The church building was instead refurbished in 2020. The church has a Junior Church together with Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Rainbows, Brownies and Guides. During 2012, the church became the first church to advertise from the air when a very large cross was painted on the church car park. In the north of the town, there is a park containing a meeting house and a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The temple, which

4368-674: The development are separated by a major new road called Central Avenue. To the west is an industrial and commercial centre known as Matrix Business Park. Planning permission was granted in January 2007 for Buckshaw Village's first pub. The Pub which is owned and run by Marston's was named the Bobbin Mill, and is situated in Plot 1000B of Matrix Park, which opened on 7 April 2008. Another major road, Buckshaw Avenue has been built running west–east through Buckshaw Village connecting Central Avenue to

4446-463: The family market but many of the new homes are also specifically aimed at first-time buyers with measures such as shared ownership schemes. Additionally, a joint venture between the Hica Group and Caddick Group sees the construction of a new retirement village designed to accommodate 200 homes aimed at over 55's. This will be situated to the west of Central Avenue adjacent to BAE Systems . There

4524-404: The ink reservoir is a heating element with a tiny metal plate or resistor . In response to a signal given by the printer, a tiny current flows through the metal or resistor, making it warm, and the ink in contact with the heated resistor is vaporized into a tiny steam bubble inside the nozzle . As a result, an ink droplet is forced out of the cartridge nozzle onto the paper. This process takes

4602-405: The main administration building. It is no longer using the site. Lancashire College , based in Chorley, is a part of Lancashire County Council 's Lancashire Adult Learning, offering a wide range of courses, a speciality being intensive residential language courses. From 1905 to 1981, the town was home to Chorley Training College (from the 1960s known as Chorley 'Day' Training College), designed by

4680-564: The masterplan and were awarded the 2005 Sustrans National Cycle Network Award for Excellence for Developer Infrastructure. Buckshaw Village forms part of the National Cycle Route 55 of the National Cycle Network. Buckshaw Village is split with sections in three Parish and Borough boundaries. Matrix Park and much of the north west side of the village is in Leyland (i.e. South Ribble Borough Council) with

4758-402: The masterplan. Improvements to the neighbouring M6 and M61 junctions have also been made. Public transport is also catered for by the new railway station that has been built. Designing for storm water drainage run-off uses sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS), which ensure no discharge leaves the site into neighbouring water courses. Measures include roadside verge soakaways and

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4836-459: The original manufacturer are often expensive, demand exists for cheaper third party options. These include: Ink refill services used to be available in office supplies stores, pharmacies and warehouse clubs such as Office Max , Walgreens and Costco . Empty ink cartridges were refilled in-house for customers. These services have been mostly discontinued. Ink can be bought in bulk, ranging from 100 mL to 5 gallons . Ink from these bottles

4914-595: The outside of the printer. Instead of refilling the cartridges themselves, the user refills the bottles on the outside of the printer. Early CIS systems were composed of OEM cartridges that had been drilled and outfitted with fittings to accept the ink delivery tubes, a set of "ribbon" tubes, and plastic bottles with holes drilled in the caps for the tubes and the vents. Today's CIS systems are mass-produced in China, often incorporating all ink bottles into one partitioned container. They typically utilize auto-reset chips, which means

4992-550: The painter John Bird painted in 1795, its location to where it once stood is said to have been where The Parish of St Laurence Church of England Primary School now stands, with phantom steps near to the school within Astley Park being the only physical clue to the hall's existence. There is also Lower Chorley Hall, which was owned by the Gillibrand family from 1583 (later rebuilt in the 19th century as Gillibrand Hall). It

5070-460: The part of Euxton known as Buckshaw, which was requisitioned by the War Office in the 1930s. It is described by developers Redrow plc as "One of the largest brownfield schemes of its kind throughout Europe"; as of 2022 they report that over 3,000 homes have been built and 10,000 jobs created. The area is being developed in line with sustainable development principles and aims to transform

5148-528: The printer with the products of thermal decomposition. Piezoelectric printers can in some circumstances make a smaller ink drop than thermal inkjets. Stores the ink of the ink cartridge. May contain hydrophobic foam that prevents refilling. Some ink cartridges combine ink storage and printheads into one assembly with four main additional parts: Ink cartridges are typically priced at $ 13 to $ 75/US fl oz ($ 1,664 to $ 9,600/US gal; $ 440 to $ 2,536/L) of ink, meaning that refill cartridges sometimes cost

5226-539: The printer, preventing operation when the ink level is low, or when the cartridge has been refilled. One researcher with the magazine Which? overrode such an interlocked system and found that in one case he could print up to 38% more good quality pages after the chip stated that the cartridge was empty. In the United Kingdom , in 2003, the cost of ink has been the subject of an Office of Fair Trading investigation, as Which? magazine has accused manufacturers of

5304-733: The second round of the FA Cup and two seasons in the Football Conference in the late 1980s. They played in the National League in the 2019/20 season having won promotion from the National League North in the previous season, but were relegated back to the National League North. The team gained fame after qualifying for the 4th round of the 2020-21 season of the FA Cup . The town and surrounding boroughs boast

5382-591: The successor to Chorley's Leyland Trucks unit moved to a new purpose built site on Buckshaw in 2007. Badger Office Supplies, the largest supplier of remanufactured ink and 12th fastest growing company in the United Kingdom, is situated near the Tesco supermarket. Merlin Cycles are one of the UK's longest established online bike shops and mail order specialists. They are based in unit A1, Ordnance Road. Up to 2000 new housing units are being built by various housebuilders, including Redrow , Barratt Homes , Persimmon , and Rowland Homes . The homes are mainly targeted at

5460-416: The use of retention ponds , which are fully integrated into the landscaping. Amenities include a village centre (developed by Eden Park Developments Ltd) with shops and all-weather sports pitches, one of the five primary schools in Euxton and a medical centre. Planning permission was approved in February 2007 for a community centre which also provides office facilities for the local police. Two halves of

5538-447: The various abandoned quarries on the outskirts of the town. One of these is Anglezarke Quarry, between Chorley and Horwich . Remnants of mining include an old railway bridge from the Duxbury Mine off Wigan Lane. Eventually, the mining industry was replaced by cotton mills. Manufacture of trucks was inherited from the neighbouring town of Leyland . A large factory on Pilling Lane produced, including military vehicles and tanks during

5616-515: Was Lawrence's in 2009. Also, given its location on the edge of Lancashire Coalfield , Chorley was vital in coal mining. Several pits existed in Duxbury Woods , the Gillibrand area and more numerously in Coppull . Chisnall Hall Colliery at Coppull was considered the biggest Lancashire pit outside of Wigan and one of many located in the Chorley suburb. The last pit in the area to close

5694-539: Was built in the 1650s for the Robinson family, land owners from Chorley . Both buildings are located not far from the area known as Upper Buckshaw. Road connections nearby include the motorways M6 and M61 , as well as the A6 and A49 roads. Buckshaw Parkway railway station is one of Euxton's two railway stations (the other being Euxton Balshaw Lane railway station ); it opened on 3 October 2011. The railway station

5772-618: Was closed in 1960; the line also had stops at Heapey , Brinscall , Withnell and White Bear ( Adlington ). Elsewhere in the borough, there are railway stations at Euxton , on the Preston - Wigan line; at Adlington and Buckshaw Village , on the Manchester–Preston line; and at Croston , on the Ormskirk Branch Line . The Leeds and Liverpool Canal runs parallel to Chorley; several marinas and locks are located in

5850-483: Was founded in the early 1970s and initially their matches were on played on fields at Astley Park. Since there was no club house in the early days the team played from the Prince of Wales pub, near the town's covered market. Work started on a new clubhouse on 22 March 1984 , on an area of land off Chancery Road, situated on the edge of the freshly constructed Astley Village Estate. The club currently run two senior sides and

5928-654: Was not listed in the Domesday Book of 1086, though it is thought to be one of the twelve berewicks in the Leyland Hundred . Chorley first appears in historical records in the mid thirteenth century as part of the portion of the Croston Lordship acquired by William de Ferrers, Earl of Derby, around 1250. The Earl established Chorley as a small borough comprising a two-row settlement arranged along what later became Market Street. It appears that

6006-705: Was the Ellerbeck Colliery in 1987 which was located south of Chorley, between Coppull and Adlington . The town played an important role during the Second World War , when it was home to the Royal Ordnance Factory , a large munitions manufacturer in the village of Euxton about 2 miles (3 km) from the town centre. A smaller factory was also built near the railway line of Blackburn–Wigan in Heapey . The Church of England parish church of St Laurence , located on Union Street, has been

6084-641: Was the ancestral seat of the Farrington family of Worden and not part of Euxton, but rather part of South Ribble. It had fallen into disrepair to the extent that it appeared on English Heritage 's Buildings At Risk register, but was redeveloped by the Maysand Group over three years, finishing in August 2006 The other building is probably the oldest intact building in Euxton, namely Buckshaw Hall , which

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