Wheelton

Wheelton
The Red Lion public house
Wheelton Shown within Chorley Borough Show map of the Borough of Chorley Wheelton Location within Lancashire Show map of Lancashire
Population	956 (2011 census)
OS grid reference	SD603211
Civil parish	Wheelton
District	Chorley
Shire county	Lancashire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CHORLEY
Postcode district	PR6
Dialling code	01254
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Chorley

Wheelton is a village and civil parish of the Borough of Chorley, in Lancashire, England. According to the 2001 United Kingdom census 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.

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

• Listed buildings in Wheelton
• Listed buildings in Heapey

References

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

External links

• Wheelton chorley.gov.uk.
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