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Also known as Bretherton, Lancashire

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

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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

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Encyclopedic overview

16 sections
Contents
  • 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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