Wheelton

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Wheelton
Lancashire

The Red Lion public house
Location
Grid reference: SD603211
Location: 53°41’6"N, 2°36’4"W
Data
Population: 956  (2011)
Post town: Chorley
Postcode: PR6
Dialling code: 01254
Local Government
Council: Chorley
Parliamentary
constituency:
Chorley

Wheelton is a village and civil parish in Lancashire north-east of Chorley. According to the United Kingdom Census 2001 it has a population of 1,001, reducing to 956 at the 2011 Census.[1] The village is located on the A674 ChorleyBlackburn road.

There are two communities: Wheelton, which is close to the Leeds and 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.

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Outside links

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about Wheelton)

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