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Where is Chorley?

Chorley is located in the county of Cheshire, North West England, five miles west of the town of Nantwich, 14 miles south-east of the major city of Chester, 111 miles north of Cardiff, and 150 miles north-west of London. Chorley lies four miles north of the Shropshire border. Chorley falls within the unitary authority of Cheshire East. It is in the CW5 postcode district. The post town for Chorley is Nantwich.

Chorley on a map

Map showing extent of Chorley as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Chorley
Map showing location of Chorley within the UK
Location of Chorley within the UK

Which county is Chorley in?

Chorley is in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, the historic county of Cheshire, and the administrative county of Cheshire East.

Ceremonial CountyCheshire
Historic CountyCheshire
Administrative CountyCheshire East

Where is Chorley in Cheshire?

Chorley is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cheshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cheshire.

Map showing location of Chorley within Cheshire
Location of Chorley within Cheshire

What is the postcode for Chorley?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Chorley is CW5 8JR.

Where is Chorley in CW5?

Chorley is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CW5 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the CW5 postcode district.

Map showing location of Chorley within CW5
Location of Chorley within CW5

What is the post town for Chorley?

The post town for Chorley is Nantwich. Chorley is in the CW5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Nantwich.

What is the latitude and longitude of Chorley?

The centre of Chorley is located at position 53.0554° latitude and -2.63566° longitude.

Latitude53.0554°
Longitude-2.63566°

What is the easting and northing of Chorley?

The centre of Chorley is located at the grid reference easting 357492 and northing 351094 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting357492
Northing351094

What are the nearest towns to Chorley?

Position of Chorley relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Chorley to the centre of the town.

west
5m
Chorley is 5 miles west of Nantwich
north
6m
Chorley is 6 miles north of Whitchurch
west
9m
Chorley is 9 miles west of Crewe
south-west
10m
Chorley is 10 miles south-west of Winsford
north-west
12m
Chorley is 12 miles north-west of Market Drayton
south-west
12m
Chorley is 12 miles south-west of Middlewich
west
13m
Chorley is 13 miles west of Madeley
south-west
13m
Chorley is 13 miles south-west of Sandbach
west
14m
Chorley is 14 miles west of Alsager
north
14m
Chorley is 14 miles north of Wem

What are the nearest cities to Chorley?

Position of Chorley relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Chorley to the centre of the city.

south-east
14m
Chorley is 14 miles south-east of Chester
east
15m
Chorley is 15 miles east of Wrexham
west
19m
Chorley is 19 miles west of Stoke-on-Trent
south-east
28m
Chorley is 28 miles south-east of Liverpool
south-west
33m
Chorley is 33 miles south-west of Salford
south-west
33m
Chorley is 33 miles south-west of Manchester
south-east
36m
Chorley is 36 miles south-east of St Asaph
north-west
39m
Chorley is 39 miles north-west of Wolverhampton
north-west
43m
Chorley is 43 miles north-west of Lichfield
south
49m
Chorley is 49 miles south of Preston