Wheelton

Wheelton

Wheelton

Human settlement in England

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

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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.[citation needed]

Wheelton Clock Tower is set in a garden at the centre of the village commemorating the men of Heapey and Wheelton who fell in the Great War in 1914-1918. The Grade II Listed memorial is made from local stone and was unveiled in 1922.[2]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Wheelton Parish (E04005159)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  2. [2]
    "HEAPEY AND WHEELTON CLOCK TOWER". warmemorialsonline.org.uk. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
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