Chorley : Whittle-le-Woods

Whittle-le-Woods

Welcome to Whittle-le-Woods, immediately north from the town centre.

The name of this village comes from 'a white hill' with the 'le-woods' part added at a later date with a subsequent meaning 'A white hill in the woods'.

This area is divided into two areas, the older part on the old coach road running through Waterhouse Green to Brindle and the more modern part on the A6 road where the church of St John is situated.

In the north east is St Chad's RC Church and off the A6 is Shaw Hill Hotel, Golf and Country Club centred around a Georgian mansion.

In 1998, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints built the Preston Temple in Whittle-le-Woods. It is the centrepiece of a 15-acre complex. The temple itself has a modern, single-spire design and an exterior finish of Olympia white granite from Sardinia. The white granite exterior and zinc roof, have caused it to be described as reminiscent England's old churches built many years ago.

Another feature are the canals, although partly filled in to create pleasant footpaths and open space, Whittle-le-Woods still possesses seven locks, all within a half-mile stretch of water.

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