Chorley is a market town in Lancashire, England, south of Preston and at the foot of the West Pennine Moors and home to the Chorley cake. It is the seat for the Borough of Chorley which is made up of Chorley and its surrounding villages. Chorley had a population of 33,424 as of the 2001 census, with the wider borough of Chorley having a population of 101,991. Chorley forms a conurbation with Preston and Leyland and was designated as part of the Central Lancashire New Town. Chorley is near to the city of Preston and the towns of Blackburn, Bolton, Leyland, Ormskirk and Wigan. The current mayor is Councillor Adrian Lowe whilst the Member of Parliament (MP) is Lindsay Hoyle. Today, the Borough of Chorley is made up of the town and the surrounding villages. The borough contains several railway stations with the main being Chorley railway station located in the town centre. The town's wealth mainly came from the cotton industry, remnants of which in the form of the Morrison's chimney still exist.