River Chor

The River Chor is a largely culverted stream in the Lancashire town of Chorley. Its name was back-formed from "Chorley".

The source of the river is in the hills near Heapey.

Subsequently, the young stream flows through Chorley North Industrial Estate, past B&Q and then underground to Astley Park.

The river exits at the Southport Road end of the park, flowing behind Chorley Nissan and through Big Wood at the foot of Stansted Road, before connecting into Gillibrand Reservoir.

At the end of the reservoir, the river continues for several hundred metres and flows into the River Yarrow.

Coordinates: 53°38′49″N 2°39′21″W / 53.6469°N 2.6559°W / 53.6469; -2.6559

Rivers and watercourses of Lancashire
Rivers
  • Blakewater
  • Brock
  • Brun
  • Calder (Ribble)
  • Calder (Wyre)
  • Chor
  • Cocker
  • Conder
  • Darwen
  • Don
  • Douglas
  • Dunsop
  • Greta
  • Grizedale
  • Hindburn
  • Hyndburn
  • Hodder
  • Irwell
  • Keer
  • Laneshaw
  • Lostock
  • Loud
  • Lune
  • Ogden
  • Ribble
  • Roddlesworth
  • Roeburn
  • Spodden
  • Tawd
  • Wenning
  • Wyre
  • Yarrow
Canals
  • Lancaster
  • Leeds & Liverpool
  • Ribble Link
Others
  • Artle Beck
  • Bashall Brook
  • Black Brook
  • Bradshaw Brook
  • Broad Fleet
  • Colne Water
  • Eagley Brook
  • Freckleton Pool
  • Green Withins Brook
  • Hyndburn Brook
  • Leck Beck
  • Naden Brook
  • Pendle Water
  • Pendleton Brook
  • Sabden Brook
  • Skirden Beck
  • Stock Beck
  • Stydd Brook
  • Wycoller Beck

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