Chorley is located in the county of Cheshire, North West England, five miles west of the town of Nantwich, 14 miles south-east of the major city of Chester, 111 miles north of Cardiff, and 150 miles north-west of London. Chorley lies four miles north of the Shropshire border. Chorley falls within the unitary authority of Cheshire East. It is in the CW5 postcode district. The post town for Chorley is Nantwich.
Chorley is in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, the historic county of Cheshire, and the administrative county of Cheshire East.
Ceremonial County | Cheshire |
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Historic County | Cheshire |
Administrative County | Cheshire East |
Chorley is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cheshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cheshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Chorley is CW5 8JR.
Chorley is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CW5 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the CW5 postcode district.
The post town for Chorley is Nantwich. Chorley is in the CW5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Nantwich.
The centre of Chorley is located at position 53.0554° latitude and -2.63566° longitude.
Latitude | 53.0554° |
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Longitude | -2.63566° |
The centre of Chorley is located at the grid reference easting 357492 and northing 351094 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 357492 |
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Northing | 351094 |
Position of Chorley relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Chorley to the centre of the town.
Position of Chorley relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Chorley to the centre of the city.