Bretherton
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Bretherton is a small village and civil parish in the Borough of Chorley, Lancashire, England, situated to the south west of Leyland and east of Tarleton. The population of the civil parish at the 2021 Census was 675. Its name suggests pre-conquest origins and its early history was closely involved with the manor house Bank Hall and the families who lived there. Bretherton remained a rural community and today is largely residential with residents commuting to nearby towns.
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Place details
- Locality
- Chorley
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 437
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Bretherton
- UK place.population
- 675
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 Census)
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SD475205
- UK place.civil_parish
- Bretherton
- UK place.shire_district
- Chorley
- UK place.shire_county
- Lancashire
- UK place.region
- North West England
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.post_town
- LEYLAND
- UK place.postcode_area
- PR
- UK place.postcode_district
- PR26
- UK place.dial_code
- 01772
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Chorley
- UK place.static_image_name
- Bretherton Church.JPG
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Bretherton Parish Church
- UK place.pushpin_map
- United Kingdom Borough of Chorley
- UK place.pushpin_map_caption
- Shown within Chorley Borough
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Chorley
- Population
- 669
- Shares border with
- Much Hoole
- Image
- Bretherton Church.JPG
- Dialing code
- 01772
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- Commons category
- Bretherton
- OS grid reference
- SD475205
- postal code
- PR26
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- History
- Toponymy
- Manor
- Governance
- Geography
- Population
- Economy
- Transport
- Landmarks
- Education
- Religion
- Community and sport
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
Bretherton is a small village and civil parish in the Borough of Chorley, Lancashire, England, situated to the south west of Leyland and east of Tarleton. The population of the civil parish at the 2021 Census was 675. Its name suggests pre-conquest origins and its early history was closely involved with the manor house Bank Hall and the families who lived there. Bretherton remained a rural community and today is largely residential with residents commuting to nearby towns.
==History==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bretherton” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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