House building in Chorley, by Persimmon property developers, Wimpey Homes, and Redrow, Lancashire, UK
Buckshaw Village (often shortened to Buckshaw) is a new residential and industrial area between the towns of Chorley and Leyland in Lancashire, the original area of Buckshaw being part of Euxton. It is one of the largest urban development sites in the North West of England with a population of about 4,000. The new development is taking place on the former site of the Royal Ordnance Factory (ROF) Chorley, and covers several square kilometres. The area of land was known as Buckshaw, before it was requisitioned by the War Office in the 1930s. There are two listed buildings in this area that the ROF had a duty of care over. They are, the smaller Old Worden Hall, which has recently been redeveloped by the Maysand Group, the ancestral seat of a branch of the Farrington family associated with the Worden Park historical ownership and the other building is Buckshaw Hall, which was built in the 1650s for the Robinson family, land owners from Chorley. Both buildings are located not far from the area known as Upper Buckshaw. The village is being developed in line with sustainable development principles and aims to transform a brownfield former munitions site. All landscaping is designed so that no earth is transported off-site[3] with the stripped top soil now present in mounds dotted around the village. A trial scheme is in progress which uses recycled garden waste combined with sandy clay loam to produce compost. The compost is then spread over the mounds to produce woodland areas and green public spaces. The transport strategy also incorporates sustainable principles with cycle lanes and public transport included in the masterplan. Improvements to the neighbouring M6 and M61 junctions have also been made. Public transport is also catered for by the new railway station that has been built.
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