White Coppice

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White Coppice
White Coppice shown within Lancashire
OS grid reference	SD616190
District	Chorley
Shire county	Lancashire
Region	North West
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CHORLEY
Postcode district	PR6
Dialling code	01257
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
European Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Chorley
List of places: UK • England • Lancashire

Coordinates: 53°39′58″N 2°34′55″W / 53.666, -2.582

White Coppice is a village near Chorley, Lancashire. It is best known for its picturesque cricket ground. It was also the birthplace of Henry Tate, born 1819, who made his fortune in sugar and founded the Tate Gallery.

Looking towards the ubiquitous cricket pitch across The Goit

Looking towards Great Hill, this view of Dean Black Brook clearly shows evidence of the area's mining past

Photograph of White Coppice Cricket Club Ground

See www.white-coppice.co.uk [1] for more information

The 1st and 2nd XI cricket teams play in the Moore and Smalley Palace Shield.

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