Anderton, Lancashire

Anderton
Headless Cross, Anderton.
Anderton is located in the Borough of Chorley
Anderton
Anderton
Shown within Chorley Borough
Anderton is located in Lancashire
Anderton
Anderton
Location within Lancashire
Population1,316 (2011)
OS grid referenceSD610131
Civil parish
  • Anderton
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCHORLEY
Postcode districtPR6
Dialling code01257
PoliceLancashire
FireLancashire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Lancashire
53°36′47″N 2°35′24″W / 53.613°N 2.590°W / 53.613; -2.590

Anderton is a civil parish in the Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England. It is now a suburb of Adlington, 5 miles (8 km) northwest of Bolton. Within its boundaries are the Rivington Reservoirs. Grimeford village is in the parish. In 2001, the parish had a population of 1,206,[1] increasing to 1,316 at the 2011 census.[2]

The Rivington services on the M61 are at the south of the parish.[3]

  1. ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Chorley Archived 12 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 5 February 2010
  2. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Anderton Parish (E04005140)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Home". www.eg.group. Archived from the original on 11 October 2011.