Chorley

General information - Location

Country	England
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -2.6366,Lat: 53.0539
Elevation	77 meter above sea level
Local time	12:14:02pm
Name province/region	England
Name Subregion	Cheshire East
Name	Wrenbury

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Larden Green	1.6 km	EastNorthEast
2 Faddiley	2.4 km	NorthEast
3 Brindley	3.1 km	NorthEast
4 Bickley Moss	3.6 km	WestSouthWest
5 Norbury	3.7 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Douglas	Isle-of-man	173 km	NorthWest
2 Cardiff	Wales	177 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Dublin	Ireland	244 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Irish Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 35 km (direction NorthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Wales.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named North West. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Rudyard Reservoir (0.5 km² at a distance of 37.8 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 9.9 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 13.9 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Manchester Airport (at a distance of 41 km and direction NorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.3 km2

1.7%

Agriculture

75.2 km2

95.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Chorley in country England

Chorley at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Jodrell Bank Observatory	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	30 km	EastNorthEast
2 Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	32 km	West
3 Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	46 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Chorley
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Bickley

Type of weather in Bickley	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.45 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1008 mb
Humidity:	65 %
Daylength at 27 April 2024:	14 hour and 47 minutes
Sunrise :	06:44 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:31 Europe/Amsterdam