(External Link) Withnell is a civil parish of the Borough of Chorley, in Lancashire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 3,631. Withnell is about five miles (8 km) north-east of Chorley itself and about away from Blackburn. It constituted an urban district from 1894 to 1974. It was originally called 'Withinhull' around 1160, later appearing as 'Withinhulle' in the 1332 Subsidy Rolls of Lancashire, meaning 'a hill where willow trees grow'. It borders the villages of Brin… (More on Withnell)