Brindle, a village, a township, and a parish in Lancashire. The parish lies on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, and on the L.&Y.R., 2 miles from Hoghton station, 5 N by E of Chorley, under which it has a post office; money order office, Whittle-le-Woods; telegraph office, Gregson Lane. Area of civil parish, 3104 acres; population, 1106. The manor belongs to Lord Chesham. There are chemical works, a cotton factory, and quarries. The living is a discharged rectory in the diocese of Manchester; net value, £390 with residence. Patron, the Duke of Devonshire. The church is good and there are a Roman Catholic chapel and some charities.
