Crosby, Merseyside

town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, in Merseyside, England

Crosby is a coastal town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton. It used to be in Lancashire. It is about 6 miles (9.6 km) north of Liverpool.

It grew because of the Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway which opened in 1848.

At the 2001 UK census, Crosby had a population of 51,789.

Population growth in the town of Crosby since 1801
YearPopulation±%
18011,391—    
18111,504+8.1%
18211,805+20.0%
18312,462+36.4%
YearPopulation±%
18413,194+29.7%
18513,669+14.9%
18717,628+107.9%
188110,717+40.5%
YearPopulation±%
189114,625+36.5%
190131,877+118.0%
191139,513+24.0%
193150,569+28.0%
YearPopulation±%
193953,135+5.1%
195158,414+9.9%
196159,166+1.3%
200151,789−12.5%
Source: ,[1] Crosby mid-20th century population

On Crosby beach is Antony Gormley's art installation Another Place.

Antony Gormley's Another Place on Crosby Beach

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