Adlington, Lancashire

Adlington
Adlington is located in the Borough of Chorley
Adlington
Adlington
Shown within Chorley Borough
Adlington is located in Lancashire
Adlington
Adlington
Location within Lancashire
Population6,010 (2011)
OS grid referenceSD605135
Civil parish
  • Adlington
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCHORLEY
Postcode districtPR6, PR7
Dialling code01257
PoliceLancashire
FireLancashire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Lancashire
53°37′00″N 2°35′55″W / 53.616546°N 2.598583°W / 53.616546; -2.598583

Adlington is a village[1] and civil parish in the Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England, near the West Pennine Moors. It is 3 miles (5 kilometres) south of Chorley. It became a separate parish in 1842 then grew into a township around the textile and coal mining industries until these closed in the 1960s. It had a population of 5,270 at the 2001 census,[2] and risen to 6,010 at the 2011 census.[3] The Leeds and Liverpool Canal runs through the village, where it holds White Bear Marina, the largest marina on the Canal.

  1. ^ "About". Adlington Town Council. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Parish headcount" (PDF). Lancashire County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2006. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
  3. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Adlington Parish (E04005139)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 May 2019.