Charnock Richard is a small village and civil parish in the borough of Chorley, Lancashire, in England. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 1,748. 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 vill…
Charnock Richard is a small village and civil parish in the borough of Chorley, Lancashire, in England. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 1,748. 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.
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