Signs on the A6 marking the boundary of Chorley council, Adlington, and the current Lancashire County Council area. The viewpoint is on Waterhouse Bridge.

The Lancashire sign is seriously misleading as it gives the impression that this is the original boundary of Lancashire. This is in fact the boundary of the area covered by the current Lancashire County Council. The addition of the words 'County Council Area' would clear up the ambiguity. There has been confusion and misinformation about county boundaries since local government changes in 1974.

For more information see www.forl.co.uk. Also inscribed on the stone walls of Waterhouse Bridge are 'Leyland Hundred' to the north and 'Salford Hundred' to the south. They are long since defunct but are interesting from a historical point of view and show the importance of Salford in past times.

See Wikipedia entry for 'Hundred' (Geographical division)

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