abstract:Mawdesley is a village and civil parish of the Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England. According to the 2001 Census it had a population of 1,787.
The Environment Agency has issued an alert for the River Douglas from Parbold to where it merges with the River Ribble including Rufford, Mawdesley, Hesketh and Longton and the Crossens area which includes Ormskirk to Southport including, Banks, Birkdale, Brown Edge, Mere Brow and Scarisbrick.