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Top Job Type openings Permanent 67.53% of offers
Top Employer Teaching Personnel 316 offers
Offers by location Chorley 7,572 offers
Top Job Title in demand Teaching Assistant 87 offers
Job Sector with most offers Education 14.80% of offers
Leading Salary Range £20,000 - £40,000 33.72% of offers

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Chorley is a market town in Lancashire, in North West England. It is the largest settlement in the Borough of Chorley. The town's wealth came principally from the cotton industry. As recently as the 1970s the skyline was dominated by numerous factory chimneys, but most are now demolished: remnants of the industrial past include Morrison's chimney and a few other mill buildings, and the streets of terraced houses for mill workers. Chorley is known as the home of the Chorley cake. Provided by Wikipedia More Info

Economy

The first signs of industry as with many towns in Lancashire was mining, evidence of which can be seen by the various abandoned quarries on the outskirts of the town. One of the most beautiful of these is Anglezarke Quarry, found between Chorley and Horwich. A lot of remnants can be found of mining including the old railway bridge belonging to the Duxbury Mine on Wigan Lane, eventually the mining ... More Info

Education

Chorley is home to numerous primary schools both council and church supported.Chorley has the following 6 high schools: More Info

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