Aighton, Bailey and Chaigley

Aighton, Bailey and Chaigley
Boer War Memorial at Hurst Green
Aighton, Bailey and Chaigley
Location in Ribble Valley
Aighton, Bailey and Chaigley
Location in the Forest of Bowland
Aighton, Bailey and Chaigley
Location within Lancashire
Area25.4318 km2 (9.8193 sq mi)
Population1,307 (2011)
• Density51/km2 (130/sq mi)
OS grid referenceSD6837
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCLITHEROE
Postcode districtBB7
Dialling code01254
PoliceLancashire
FireLancashire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

Aighton, Bailey and Chaigley is a civil parish in the Borough of Ribble Valley in Lancashire, England, just west of Clitheroe. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,307, an increase from 1,249 in 2001.

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. Stonyhurst College is located near to Hurst Green, within the parish.

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