Aighton, Bailey and Chaigley
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| Aighton, Bailey and Chaigley | |
| Civil parish | |
|---|---|
| Status: | Parish |
| Population: | |
| Administration | |
| Primary council: | Ribble Valley |
| County: | Lancashire |
| Politics | |
Aighton, Bailey and Chaigley is a civil parish in the Ribble Valley district of Lancashire, England, just west of Clitheroe. 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.
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Aighton was mentioned in the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales by John Marius Wilson, who wrote:[1]
AIGHTON, one of three hamlets forming a township in the parish of Mitton, Lancashire. It lies near Hodder river, under Longridge fell, 3½ miles NNW of Whalley r. station, and 5 WSW of Clitheroe. It contains cotton factories, a workhouse, and the Roman Catholic college of Stonyhurst. The other hamlets of the township are Bailey and Chaighley. Acres in the three, 5,780. Real property, £6,726. Pop., 1,500. Houses, 244.
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