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Aighton, Bailey and Chaigley

Civil parishes in LancashireForest of BowlandGeography of Ribble ValleyOpenDomesdayUse British English from March 2015
The Boer War Memorial, Hurst Green geograph.org.uk 506052
The Boer War Memorial, Hurst Green geograph.org.uk 506052

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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Aighton, Bailey and Chaigley
Shire Lane, Ribble Valley

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N 53.84 ° E -2.49 °
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Shire Lane

Shire Lane
BB7 9QR Ribble Valley
England, United Kingdom
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