Aighton, Bailey and Chaigley
Coordinates: 53°50′N 2°29′W / 53.84°N 2.49°W
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 Boer War Memorial at Hurst Green |
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 Aighton, Bailey and Chaigley
Aighton, Bailey and Chaigley shown within Lancashire |
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| Population | 1,249 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | SD6837 |
| District | Ribble Valley |
| Shire county | Lancashire |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CLITHEROE |
| Postcode district | BB7 |
| Dialling code | 01254 |
| Police | Lancashire |
| Fire | Lancashire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Ribble Valley |
| List of places: UK • England • Lancashire | |
Aighton, Bailey and Chaigley is a civil parish in the Borough of Ribble Valley in Lancashire, England, just west of Clitheroe.
[edit] Community
The main settlements in the parish are Hurst Green and Walker Fold. Other places are Aighton, Bailey and Chaigley, originally three hamlets forming a township.
The parish has a population of 1,249.[1] Stonyhurst College is located near to Hurst Green, within the parish.
[edit] History
Aighton was mentioned in the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales by John Marius Wilson, who wrote:[2]
AIGHTON, one of three hamlets forming a township in the parish of Mitton, Lancashire. It lies near Hodder river, under Longridge fell, 3½ miles NNW of Whalley r. station, and 5 WSW of Clitheroe. It contains cotton factories, a workhouse, and the Roman Catholic college of Stonyhurst. The other hamlets of the township are Bailey and Chaighley. Acres in the three, 5,780. Real property, £6,726. Pop., 1,500. Houses, 244.
[edit] References
- ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Ribble Valley Retrieved 31 July 2010
- ^ Stringer, Phil (2005-02-09). "Aighton". GENUKI. http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/AightonBaileyandChaigley/. Retrieved 2008-04-17.
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