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Crosby
Population51,789 
OS grid referenceSJ320999
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLIVERPOOL
Postcode districtL23
Dialling code0151
PoliceMerseyside
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Crosby is an area within the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, in Merseyside, England. Historically part of Lancashire, the name Crosby is also used to cover a string of settlements along the Irish Sea coast. Located east of Waterloo and Blundellsands, and with Hightown and Thornton to the north, Crosby is 6.8 miles (10.9 km) north of Liverpool city centre.

History

The town has Viking roots in common with the other -by suffixed settlements of Formby to the north and Kirkby to the east. Crosby was known as Krossabyr[1] in Old Norse, meaning "village with the cross".[2] The settlement was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Crosebi, and by the year 1212 had become Crosseby.[2]

The opening of the Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway in 1848 resulted in the growth of Crosby as suburb of Liverpool.

Governance

Crosby was formed as a Municipal Borough in 1937 by the merger of the urban districts of Great Crosby and Waterloo with Seaforth, both in the administrative county of Lancashire. It became part of the new Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside on 1 April 1974.

Crosby forms part of the Crosby parliamentary constituency. The MP for Crosby since 1997 has been Claire Curtis-Thomas, a member of the Labour Party. As a result of boundary revisions due to come into force at the next UK General Election, Crosby town will be divided between two constituencies, with the bulk of the town being absorbed into the Bootle constituency, and the rest (Blundellsands and Manor wards) forming part of the new Sefton Central constituency.

Demography

Crosby compared
2001 UK census Crosby[3] Sefton (borough)[4] England
Total population 51,789 282,958 49,138,831
White 98.4% 98.4% 91.0%
Asian 0.5% 0.4% 4.6%
Black 0.1% 0.2% 2.3%

As of the 2001 UK census, Crosby had a population of 51,789. The 2001 population density was 12,502 inhabitants per square mile (4,827/km2), with a 100 to 89.2 female-to-male ratio.[5] Of those over 16 years old, 31.2% were single (never married), 43.2% married and 8.2% divorced.[6] The proportion of divorced people was above that of Sefton and England (both 6.6%), and the rates of those who were single and married were significantly different to the national and Sefton averages (Sefton: 43.1% single, 35.5% married; England: 44.3% single, 34.7% married).[7] Sefton's 21,250 households included 32.7% one-person, 35.7% married couples living together, 6.6% were co-habiting couples, and 11.3% single parents with their children.[8] Of those aged 16–74, 28.1% had no academic qualifications, similar to 28.9% in all of England and slightly lower than the 31.0% for the Sefton borough.[9][10]

Education

Independent schools in the area include Merchant Taylors' Boys School, Merchant Taylors' Girls' School and St Mary's College. There are also several comprehensive schools, including Chesterfield High School, Holy Family Catholic High School, St. Michael's Church of England High School (formerly Manor High Secondary School) and Sacred Heart Catholic College (formerly Sacred Heart Catholic High School).

Sacred Heart Catholic College

Places of interest

Antony Gormley's Another Place on Crosby Beach

Crosby Beach is home to Anthony Gormley's art installation Another Place which stretches to nearby Waterloo. The sea views were described in the 19th Century by the First Lord of the Admiralty as second only to the Bay of Naples.[11] Crosby's environs include several miles of beach, a marina, a number of parks and a large area of woodland known as Ince Woods. Crosby is home to a Carnegie Library built with donations from the American steel magnate Andrew Carnegie. Distinctive buildings in Crosby Village include Crown Buildings and the three pubs, The Crow's Nest, Yates's now known as the George again, and The Village.

Transport

Crosby is served by the nearby railway stations of Hall Road,Blundellsands and Crosby and Waterloo, on the Northern Line, of the region's local rail network Merseyrail. Trains run between Southport and Liverpool city centre.

Sport

Marine AFC (Association football) and Waterloo RUFC (rugby union) are both based in the area. Crosby is also home to Crosby Swimming Club, a member of the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA).

The Northern Club, a multi-sport club featuring cricket, hockey, bowls, squash and snooker, is set in the Moor Park area of Crosby.

Crosby Marina is the home of Crosby Sailing Club and is open to all dinghy sailors of any ability or experience. The marina is also a venue for the Crosby Scout and Guide Marina Club, who offer dinghy and kayak sailing to local youngsters.

Blundellsands Bridge Club [1], affiliated to the English Bridge Union, is based in the area and provides facilities for both learning and playing Rubber Bridge and Duplicate Bridge, an intellectual sport recognised by the International Mind Sports Association.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Wirral & West Lancashire 1100th Viking Anniversary". University of Nottingham. Retrieved 14 February 2008
  2. ^ a b "Formby Civic Society: Vikings In Lancashire". Stephen Harding. Retrieved 14 February 2008
  3. ^ "KS06 Ethnic group: Census 2001, Key Statistics for urban areas". Statistics.gov.uk. 25 January 2005. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
  4. ^ "Sefton Local Authority ethnic group". Statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
  5. ^ "KS01 Usual resident population: Census 2001, Key Statistics for urban areas". Statistics.gov.uk. 7 February 2005. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
  6. ^ "KS04 Marital status: Census 2001, Key Statistics for urban areas". Statistics.gov.uk. 2 February 2005. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
  7. ^ "Sefton Local Authority marital status". Statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
  8. ^ "KS20 Household composition: Census 2001, Key Statistics for urban areas". Statistics.gov.uk. 2 February 2005. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
  9. ^ "Sefton Local Authority key statistics". Statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
  10. ^ "KS13 Qualifications and students: Census 2001, Key Statistics for urban areas". Statistics.gov.uk. 2 February 2005. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
  11. ^ Forwood, William Bower (1910). Recollections of a busy life. Liverpool: Henry Young & Sons. p. 166.

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