Wheelton

DistrictShire countyRegionCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townCHORLEYPostcode districtPR6Dialling code01254PoliceLancashireFireLancashireAmbulanceNorth West UK Parliament 53°41′06″N 2°36′04″W / 53.685°N 2.601°W / 53.685; -2.601

Wheelton is a village and civil parish of the Borough of Chorley, in Lancashire, England. 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 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

External links

• Wheelton chorley.gov.uk.
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