Charnock Richard
| Charnock Richard | |
 Christ Church, Charnock Richard |
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  Charnock Richard |
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| Population | 1,748 (2011 Census) |
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| OS grid reference | SD555155 |
| Civil parish | Charnock Richard |
| District | Chorley |
| Shire county | Lancashire |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CHORLEY |
| Postcode district | PR7 |
| Dialling code | 01257 |
| Police | Lancashire |
| Fire | Lancashire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Chorley |
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Coordinates: 53°38′02″N 2°40′26″W / 53.634°N 2.674°W
Charnock Richard is a small village and civil parish in the borough of Chorley, Lancashire, in England. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 1,748.[1]
History
The village was named in the early 13th century by the local landowner, who gave the township his first name of Richard, to distinguish it from neighbouring Heath Charnock. The village is situated on the A49 road which leads from Preston to Wigan.
The manor house Park Hall dates from the 10th century.[2][3] It was the home of Henry de Lea, who was beheaded with Adam Banastre on Leyland Moor in 1315 after the abortive Banastre Rebellion.
Local amenities
Charnock Richard Pasture is just off Freemans Lane, and is a Site of Special Scientific Interest.[4]
Charnock Richard services probably the area's most famous landmark, is a motorway service station, between junctions 27 and 28 of the M6 motorway. It was the first service station on the M6 motorway when it opened in 1963 and is operated by Welcome Break.[5][6]
Christ Church, a Church of England church, was built in 1860.[7]
Sport
The village football club Charnock Richard FC plays at Mossie Close and currently competes in the West Lancashire League. In June 2007 the club began work on re-developing its ground to bring it up to the standard required for the North West Counties League and for the higher Northern Premier League. The first phase included a new pitch, largely enclosed with a spectators' stand, at a cost of about £60,000; the second phase will include new changing rooms and ultimately the ground will have a capacity of between 400 and 500.[8]
Charnock Richard Golf Club, which opened in 1994, is a parkland golf course on the main A49 Preston Road and is set in 140 acres (0.57 km2). It closed in 2013 after being bought by sports tracksuit seller Dave Whelan.
See also
References
- ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ↑ "Charnock Richard". Chorley Council. 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
- ↑ "Parish Council Details: Charnock Richard Parish Council". Lancashire Parish Portal. 2008. Archived from the original on 28 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
- ↑ "SSSI unit information: Charnock Richard Pasture - Unit 1". English Nature. 2002. Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
- ↑ "Charnock Richard Services". msatrivia. Archived from the original on 18 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
- ↑ "Services List: Charnock Richard information". motorwayservicesonline. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
- ↑ "Christ Church, Charnock Richard - Church of England". GENUKI. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
- ↑ "Charnocks £120,000 grounds revamp starts". Lancashire Evening Post. 2007-06-14. Retrieved 2007-09-07.
External links
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- Charnock Richard Parish Council
- Charnock Richard chorley.gov.uk.
- Charnock Richard FC website
- Charnock Richard GC