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Where is Chorley?

Chorley is located in the county of Staffordshire, West Midlands, one mile north of the town of Burntwood, eight miles north-east of the major town of Walsall, 100 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 111 miles north-west of London. Chorley lies three miles north of the West Midlands border. Chorley falls within the district council of Lichfield, under the county council of Staffordshire. It is in the WS13 postcode district. The post town for Chorley is Lichfield.

Chorley on a map

Map showing extent of Chorley as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Chorley
Map showing location of Chorley within the UK
Location of Chorley within the UK

Which county is Chorley in?

Chorley is in the ceremonial county of Staffordshire, the historic county of Staffordshire, and the administrative county of Staffordshire.

Ceremonial CountyStaffordshire
Historic CountyStaffordshire
Administrative CountyStaffordshire

Where is Chorley in Staffordshire?

Chorley is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Staffordshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Staffordshire.

Map showing location of Chorley within Staffordshire
Location of Chorley within Staffordshire

What is the postcode for Chorley?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Chorley is WS13 8DP.

Where is Chorley in WS13?

Chorley is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the WS13 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the WS13 postcode district.

Map showing location of Chorley within WS13
Location of Chorley within WS13

What is the post town for Chorley?

The post town for Chorley is Lichfield. Chorley is in the WS13 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lichfield.

What is the latitude and longitude of Chorley?

The centre of Chorley is located at position 52.69807° latitude and -1.89706° longitude.

Latitude52.69807°
Longitude-1.89706°

What is the easting and northing of Chorley?

The centre of Chorley is located at the grid reference easting 407054 and northing 311160 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting407054
Northing311160

What are the nearest towns to Chorley?

Position of Chorley relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Chorley to the centre of the town.

north
1m
Chorley is 1 mile north of Burntwood
north
4m
Chorley is 4 miles north of Brownhills
south
5m
Chorley is 5 miles south of Rugeley
east
6m
Chorley is 6 miles east of Cannock
north
6m
Chorley is 6 miles north of Aldridge
north-east
7m
Chorley is 7 miles north-east of Bloxwich
north-east
8m
Chorley is 8 miles north-east of Walsall
east
9m
Chorley is 9 miles east of Penkridge
north-west
10m
Chorley is 10 miles north-west of Tamworth
north
10m
Chorley is 10 miles north of Royal Sutton Coldfield

What are the nearest cities to Chorley?

Position of Chorley relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Chorley to the centre of the city.

west
3m
Chorley is 3 miles west of Lichfield
north-east
12m
Chorley is 12 miles north-east of Wolverhampton
north
15m
Chorley is 15 miles north of Birmingham
south-west
24m
Chorley is 24 miles south-west of Derby
south-east
25m
Chorley is 25 miles south-east of Stoke-on-Trent
north-west
26m
Chorley is 26 miles north-west of Coventry
west
32m
Chorley is 32 miles west of Leicester
south-west
36m
Chorley is 36 miles south-west of Nottingham
north
38m
Chorley is 38 miles north of Worcester
south
51m
Chorley is 51 miles south of Sheffield