Chorley Town Trail Leaflet
Walking The Past: Chorley’s Town Trail
The attached trails provide an introduction to the history of Chorley and its town centre.
Downloaded onto your mobile phone or a tablet these make an ideal companion for a stroll around the town centre, discovering some of our lost history along the way.
The Blue Plaque Trail
In 2026 the Chorley Town Trails were enhanced by the addition of 11 blue plaques drawing attention to key figures in the story of how Chorley developed from a small township to a significant borough. Two additional plaques, for John Hollinshead and Sir Walter Norman Haworth, will be added once building works are complete. Attached is a document with more information about the people commemorated on the plaques, arranged in the order they arise as one follows the trail leaflets.
