<Dl> <Dt> List of places </Dt> <Dd> UK </Dd> <Dd> England </Dd> <Dd> Lancashire </Dd> </Dl> <Dt> List of places </Dt> <P> Chorley is a market town in Lancashire, England, 8.1 miles (13 km) north of Wigan, 10.8 miles (17 km) south west of Blackburn, 11 miles (18 km) north west of Bolton, 12 miles (19 km) south of Preston and 19.5 miles (31 km) north west of Manchester . The town's wealth came principally from the cotton industry . </P> <P> In the 1970s, the skyline was dominated by factory chimneys, but most have now been demolished: remnants of the industrial past include Morrison's chimney and other mill buildings, and the streets of terraced houses for mill workers . Chorley is the home of the Chorley cake . At the 2011 Census, it had a population of 34,667 . </P>

A town in south lancs formerly known for its cotton industry