Talk:Chorley
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[edit] Satellite town?
I don't know how any self respecting residents of Chorley can let the statement stand "Chorley acts mainly as a satellite town of Bolton, Preston and Manchester." As much as anything else it isn't true. Liverpool is a similar distance from Chorley as Manchester, and it's all down to opinion on the other two. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by PJMulholland (talk • contribs) 23:20, 10 September 2006 (UTC).
- If the statement is unsourced, you can add a "citation needed" flag to it. If you have a reliable source that says it isn't a satellite town, then you can remove it completely. I am unsure what the distance to Liverpool has to do with the situation though. Road Wizard 07:09, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
Simple, most people would not consider it a satellite of Liverpool, so why Manchester? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by PJMulholland (talk • contribs) 23:33, 11 September 2006 (UTC).
- Perhaps because Preston, Chorley, Bolton and Manchester are all connected by a major transport route called the M61 motorway? There is no direct transport link between Chorley and Liverpool. However, as I said earlier, if you dispute the claim, check your sources and make the appropriate changes.
- Also, it would be helpful if you could remember to sign the comments you leave on talk pages. Thanks. Road Wizard 06:51, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
Chorley may be (by some classical definition) a satelite town, but to say it "acts mainly.....as a satelite town" (mainly being the word in question) is over stating what a satelite town is. Chorley, as I'm sure many other small towns do, serves their county, country, and people much more that this statement would suggest. So why should a 'citation needed' flag be added to something so immovtive and unfactual? ng5000@gmail.com
- Deffo aint mainly a satellite town... statement removed. --PopUpPirate 23:42, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] WikiProject??
From the edit summary by Uncle G: Restore. It's going to exist. See the WikiProject. Feel free to help instead of undoing that part of the work that has already been done.
Which wikiproject? I'm not a mind-reader. If I see a seemingly random addition of a link to a non-existant page, what am I meant to think? If you want people to help rather than "undoing that part of the work that has already been done" then you might want to consider actually explaining what you're doing. Rho 03:33, 2 May 2005 (UTC)
- There's plenty of explanation already at Wikinews:Results of 2005 United Kingdom General Election and at Wikipedia:WikiProject UK Parliamentary Constituencies, including a progress sub-page explaining in detail what we are doing. As I said, see the WikiProject. Uncle G 09:58, 2005 May 2 (UTC)
[edit] Royal Ordnance
I've started the page at ROF Chorley, does anyone have anything to add? --PopUpPirate 12:15, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
- Yes quite a lot. Pyrotec 18:17, 8 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Jacobite Army
I have removed a statement about the Jacobite Army as it appears to be incorrect. I have asked the author of the statement Brit tit45 to provide verification, but have yet to receive any. The statement I have removed is:
- During the 18 hundreds Chorley was made a fortress town against the attacking Jacobite army form Scotland. They are believed to have taken the town and burnt and pillaged several settlements.
The problem I have with this statement is that the last Jacobite uprising I am aware of was in the 17 hundreds, but this statement implies an uprising in the 18 hundreds. Has the editor just got their numbers mixed up and that the town was fortified in the 17 hundreds? Or perhaps that it was fortified in the 18 hundreds for fear of a future uprising? Whatever the explanation, I think a reliable source is required. Does anyone have any comments on this? Thanks. Road Wizard 17:02, 3 May 2006 (UTC)
- AFAIK, the last uprising was the '45 - 1745. I'd definitely want a source for that statement. Guettarda 17:24, 3 May 2006 (UTC)
I have removed another statement about Jacobites. This one again dated to the 19th Century (18 hundreds):
- Also during the early days of the town, Chorley's parish church St. Lawrence's was believed to be the home of the bones of St. Lawrence but they were believed to have been stolen by Jacobites in the 19th century.
Can someone provide a source for this 19th century Jacobites claim? On another point is there a source for the claim that the church may have held the remains of St. Lawrence? Road Wizard 20:21, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
I apolgise for the mix up in the 19th century it was as you said 17th century and it appears in the book Ahistor of Chorley' by jim heyes. King Konger
[edit] Response to Previous Questions
Chorley was attacked by Jacobites in the past as the town of Brindle was pillaged. This adds up with Lancashire as a palatine county. St.Lawrences did have the bones as it appears in the Church's records. All this info appears in a book which i have got my info from called 'A history of Chorley' written in 1990 by J heyes. King Konger 20:40, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
- Ok, if you have a source then you can replace the sections back into the article. However, you will also need to add details of the book to the new References section I have created in the article. The information required for the section is; the name of the author, the title of the book or article, and the date of publication. The book's ISBN would be helpful if you have it, though it is not strictly necessary. See Wikipedia Citing sources for the full guidance. Road Wizard 22:08, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
- As a second point, did the Church have the bones of St Lawrence, or did they just claim to have the bones of the saint? There are many examples through history of false claims about the final resting places of notable figures from Christianity. Please make sure that you make the correct distinction between the two (based on what your source says) when you put the statement back into the article. Thanks. Road Wizard 22:15, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
