Hoghton

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Hoghton
Hoghton shown within Lancashire
Population	867 (2001 Census)
OS grid reference	SD614263
Parish	Hoghton
District	Chorley
Shire county	Lancashire
Region	North West
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PRESTON
Postcode district	PR5
Dialling code	01254
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
European Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Chorley
List of places: UK • England • Lancashire

Coordinates: 53°43′55″N 2°35′11″W / 53.732016, -2.586429

Hoghton is a small village and civil parish of the Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England. According to the United Kingdom Census 2001 it has a population of 867.^[1] Hoghton is part of the Brindle and Hoghton ward which also includes the parish of Brindle.

In the village is Hoghton Tower, a fortified manor house and ancestral home of the De Hoghton family since the 12th century.

Also within the parish are the hamlets of Riley Green and Hoghton Bottoms. The villages of Gregson Lane and Coupe Green are sometimes described as in Hoghton, although they are outside the parish, forming the ward of Coupe Green and Gregson Lane in South Ribble district.