Chorley is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England, 8 miles north of Wigan, 11 miles sou…Chorley is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England, 8 miles north of Wigan, 11 miles south west of Blackburn, 11 miles north west of Bolton, 12 miles south of Preston and 20 miles north west of Manchester. The town's wealth came principally from the cotton industry.