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| Formby | |
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| Town | |
.JPG) Formby Town Centre | |
  Formby Location within Merseyside | |
| Population | 22,886 (2021) |
| OS grid reference | SD293074 |
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| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Districts of the town | List
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| Post town | LIVERPOOL |
| Postcode district | L37 |
| Dialling code | 01704 |
| Police | Merseyside |
| Fire | Merseyside |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Formby is a town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England.
Historically in Lancashire, three manors are recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 under "Fornebei", Halsall, Walton and Poynton.[2] Cockle raking and shrimp fishing lasted into the 19th century.[2] By 1872, the township and sub-district was made up of two chapelries (St Peter's and St Luke's), Birkdale township, the hamlets of Ainsdale and Raven-Meols and Altcar parish.[2][3] Formby was built on the plain adjoining the Irish Sea coast a few miles north of the Crosby channel.[2]
A commuter town for Liverpool,[4][5] Formby is also a tourist destination with day trippers attracted to its beaches, sand dunes and wildlife, particularly the endangered red squirrel and natterjack toad.[6] The area is conserved by the National Trust, and designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest.[7][8]
- ^ "Formby Parish Council, Sefton, Merseyside, Official Website". Formby Parish Council.
- ^ a b c d Farrer, William; Brownbill, J (1907). A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 3. Victoria County History. pp. 45–52. The Section dedicated to Formby.
- ^ Wilson, John Marius (1874). Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870–1872). A. Fullarton & Co.
- ^ "City Relationships: Economic Linkages in Northern city regions. Liverpool City Region" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2012.
- ^ "Sefton Council Core Strategy Options Paper May 2011. Profile of Sefton" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2012.
- ^ Carolyn Garlick. "Formby coastal walk". BBC.co.uk.
- ^ "Formby, Ainsdale & Birkdale – Inspector Jim Atherton profile". Merseyside Police. Archived from the original on 20 May 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
- ^ "Formby". The National Trust. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011.