Buckshaw
| Buckshaw Village | |
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.jpg) Buckshaw Village, Chorley |
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 Buckshaw Village
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| Buckshaw Village shown within Lancashire | |
| Population | 4,000 |
| OS grid reference | SD562210 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CHORLEY |
| Postcode district | PR7 |
| Dialling code | 01772 |
| Police | Lancashire |
| Fire | Lancashire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
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Buckshaw Village (often shortened to Buckshaw) is a new residential and industrial area between the towns of Chorley and Leyland in Lancashire, which largely sits in the Buckshaw area of Euxton. It is one of the largest urban development sites in the North West of England with a population of about 4,000 although official population statistics mainly sit with Euxton.
The new development is taking place on the former site of the Royal Ordnance Factory (ROF) Chorley, and covers several square kilometres. The area of land was known as Buckshaw, before it was requisitioned by the War Office in the 1930s. There is also a Buckshaw Scout team, in two groups.
There are two listed buildings in this area that the ROF had a duty of care over. They are the smaller Old Worden Hall, which has recently been redeveloped by the Maysand Group, the ancestral seat of a branch of the Farrington family associated with the Worden Park historical ownership, and the other building is Buckshaw Hall, which was built in the 1650s for the Robinson family, land owners from Chorley. Both buildings are located not far from the area known as Upper Buckshaw.
The village is being developed in line with sustainable development principles and aims to transform a brownfield former munitions site. All landscaping is designed so that no earth is transported off-site with the stripped top soil now present in mounds dotted around the village. A trial scheme is in progress which uses recycled garden waste combined with sandy clay (loam) to produce compost. The compost is then spread over the mounds to produce woodland areas and green public spaces.
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