Premise: Rivington is a small village and civil parish of the Borough of Chorley, Lancashire, England, occupying 2538 acre . It is about 6 mi southeast of Chorley and about 8.5 mi northwest of Bolton. Rivington is situated on the fringe of the West Pennine Moors, at the foot of Rivington Pike. According to the United Kingdom Census 2001 it had a population of 144, reducing to 109 at the 2011 Census.
Hypothesis: Rivington is a small village and civil parish of the Borough of Chorley, Lancashire, England, occupying 2538 acre . The population seems to be going down due to children going away to college.