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Coordinates: 53°38′03″N 2°40′28″W / 53.634119°N 2.674447°W
Charnock Richard 
Charnock Richard
Charnock Richard shown within LancashirePopulation 1,885 (2001 Census) OS grid reference SD555155 Parish Charnock Richard District Chorley Shire county Lancashire Region North West Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town CHORLEY Postcode district PR7 Dialling code 01257 Police Lancashire Fire Lancashire Ambulance North West EU Parliament North West England UK Parliament Chorley List of places: UK • England • Lancashire Charnock Richard is a small village and civil parish in the borough of Chorley, Lancashire, in England.
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History
The village was named in the early 13th century by the local landowner, who gave the township his first name of Richard, to distinguish it from neighbouring Heath Charnock. The village is situated on the A49 road which leads from Preston to Wigan. The manor house Park Hall dates from the 10th century.[1][2]
Local amenities
The Camelot Theme Park, which opened in 1984, is a resort and theme park based on old dead knights, wizards and dragons. Charnock Richard Pasture is just off Freemans Lane, and is a Site of Special Scientific Interest.[3]
Charnock Richard services, probably the area's most famous landmark, is a motorway service station, between junctions 27 and 28 of the M6 motorway. It was the first service station on the M6 motorway when it opened in 1963. It is operated by Welcome Break.[4][5]
Christ Church, a Church of England church, was built in 1860.[6]
Sport
The village football club Charnock Richard FC play at Mossie Close and currently compete in the West Lancashire League. In June 2007 the club began work on re-developing their Mossie Close home to bring it up to the standard required for the North West Counties League and also to the standard required for the higher Northern Premier League. The first phase included a new pitch, largely enclosed with a spectators' stand, at a cost of about £60,000, on one side. The second phase, which will include new changing rooms, is planned for the 2008-09 football season also at a cost of £60,000. The ground will then have a capacity of between 400 and 500.[7]
Charnock Richard Golf Club, which opened in 1994, is a parkland golf course on the main A49 Preston Road and is set in 140 acres (0.57 km2).[8]
References
- ^ "Charnock Richard". Chorley Council. 2008. http://www.chorley.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1186. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
- ^ "Parish Council Details: Charnock Richard Parish Council". Lancashire Parish Portal. 2008. http://www.lancashireparishcouncils.gov.uk/parishes/parish_display.asp?parishid=159. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
- ^ "SSSI unit information: Charnock Richard Pasture - Unit 1". English Nature. 2002. http://www.english-nature.org.uk/special/sssi/unit_details.cfm?situnt_id=1011476. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
- ^ "Charnock Richard Services". msatrivia. http://www.msatrivia.co.uk/m6CharnockR.asp. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
- ^ "Services List: Charnock Richard information". motorwayservicesonline. http://www.motorwayservicesonline.co.uk/services/charnock/. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
- ^ "Christ Church, Charnock Richard - Church of England". GENUKI. http://www.genuki.co.uk/big/eng/LAN/CharnockRichard/ChristChurch.shtml. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
- ^ "Charnocks £120,000 grounds revamp starts". Lancashire Evening Post. 2007-06-14. http://www.lep.co.uk/sport/Charnocks-120000-grounds-revamp-starts.2953780.jp. Retrieved 2007-09-07.[dead link]
- ^ "Overview of Charnock Richard Golf Club.". UK Golf Guide. http://www.uk-golfguide.com/England/62966.html. Retrieved 2008-01-22.[dead link]
External links
- Charnock Richard chorley.gov.uk.
- Charnock Richard FC website
- Charnock Richard GC
Categories:- Geography of Chorley
- Villages in Lancashire
- Civil parishes in Lancashire
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