St Laurence's Church, Chorley

A church was almost certainly present on the site in the Anglo-Saxon era as the daughter church of Croston. The first documentary record is dated 1362 and refers to a priest for the church. A letter dated 1442 refers to a reliquary owned by the church which is said to contain bones of Saint Laurence. The tower in the present church dates from the 15th century. St Laurence's became a parish church in its own right in 1793, and subsequently the mother church of the other churches in the town. A major rebuilding of the church took place in 1859–61, when among other changes, the galleries were removed, and aisles were added. Further alterations took place in 1913–14. The interior of the church…

Inside the church the arcades are carried on octagonal piers. There is a ring of eight bells cast by John Taylor Bellfounders in 1996.