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mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formby" title="Formby – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Formby" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formby_(England)" title="Formby (England) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Formby (England)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formby" title="Formby – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Formby" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formby" title="Formby – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Formby" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A8%DB%8C" title="فورمبی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="فورمبی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formby" title="Formby – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Formby" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formby" title="Formby – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" 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class="category">Town</span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Formby_town_centre_(1).JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Formby_town_centre_%281%29.JPG/240px-Formby_town_centre_%281%29.JPG" decoding="async" width="240" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Formby_town_centre_%281%29.JPG/360px-Formby_town_centre_%281%29.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Formby_town_centre_%281%29.JPG/480px-Formby_town_centre_%281%29.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4608" data-file-height="3456" /></a></span><div>Formby Town Centre</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap 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class="pl" style="width:6em;right:4px"><div>Formby</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Location within <a href="/wiki/Merseyside" title="Merseyside">Merseyside</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Population</th><td class="infobox-data">22,886 (2021)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Ordnance_Survey_National_Grid" title="Ordnance Survey National Grid">OS grid reference</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bing.com/maps/?mkt=en-gb&v=2&cp=53.558438~-3.068768&lvl=13&sp=Point.53.558438_-3.068768_Formby&sty=s&style=s">SD293074</a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Civil_parish" title="Civil parish">Civil parish</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output 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href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states" title="List of sovereign states">Sovereign state</a></th><td class="infobox-data">United Kingdom</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Districts of the town</th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible" style="text-align: left;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold;"><div>List</div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="/wiki/Freshfield" title="Freshfield">Freshfield</a></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="/wiki/Great_Altcar" title="Great Altcar">Great Altcar</a> (Village)</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="/wiki/Little_Altcar" title="Little Altcar">Little Altcar</a> (Village)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Post_town" title="Post town">Post town</a></th><td class="infobox-data">LIVERPOOL</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Postcodes_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Postcodes in the United Kingdom">Postcode district</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/L_postcode_area" title="L postcode area">L37</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbers_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Telephone numbers in the United Kingdom">Dialling code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">01704</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_law_enforcement_agencies_in_the_United_Kingdom,_Crown_Dependencies_and_British_Overseas_Territories" title="List of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories">Police</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Merseyside_Police" title="Merseyside Police">Merseyside</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Fire_services_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Fire services in the United Kingdom">Fire</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Merseyside_Fire_and_Rescue_Service" title="Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service">Merseyside</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Emergency_medical_services_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Emergency medical services in the United Kingdom">Ambulance</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/North_West_Ambulance_Service" title="North West Ambulance Service">North West</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Constituencies_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom">UK Parliament</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sefton_Central_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Sefton Central (UK Parliament constituency)">Sefton Central</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint nowrap"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl 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data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><span class="nobold">List of places</span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_locations" title="List of United Kingdom locations">UK</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_places_in_England" title="List of places in England">England</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_places_in_Merseyside" title="List of places in Merseyside">Merseyside</a></dd></dl></div> <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Formby&params=53.5586_N_3.0666_W_region:GB_type:city(22886)"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">53°33′31″N</span> <span class="longitude">3°04′00″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">53.5586°N 3.0666°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">53.5586; -3.0666</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Our_Lady_of_Compassion,_Formby_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2356640.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Our_Lady_of_Compassion%2C_Formby_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2356640.jpg/250px-Our_Lady_of_Compassion%2C_Formby_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2356640.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Our_Lady_of_Compassion%2C_Formby_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2356640.jpg/330px-Our_Lady_of_Compassion%2C_Formby_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2356640.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Our_Lady_of_Compassion%2C_Formby_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2356640.jpg/500px-Our_Lady_of_Compassion%2C_Formby_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2356640.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="960" /></a><figcaption>Our Lady of Compassion Church, Formby</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Formby</b> is a town and <a href="/wiki/Civil_parishes_in_England" class="mw-redirect" title="Civil parishes in England">civil parish</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_Borough_of_Sefton" title="Metropolitan Borough of Sefton">Metropolitan Borough of Sefton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Merseyside" title="Merseyside">Merseyside</a>, <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Historic_counties_of_England" title="Historic counties of England">Historically</a> in <a href="/wiki/Lancashire" title="Lancashire">Lancashire</a>, three manors are recorded in the <a href="/wiki/Domesday_Book" title="Domesday Book">Domesday Book</a> of 1086 under "Fornebei", Halsall, Walton and Poynton.<sup id="cite_ref-Formby_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Formby-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Cockle_(bivalve)" title="Cockle (bivalve)">Cockle</a> raking and shrimp fishing lasted into the 19th century.<sup id="cite_ref-Formby_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Formby-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By 1872, the township and sub-district was made up of two chapelries (<a href="/wiki/St_Peter%27s_Church,_Formby" title="St Peter's Church, Formby">St Peter's</a> and <a href="/wiki/St_Luke%27s_Church,_Formby" title="St Luke's Church, Formby">St Luke's</a>), Birkdale township, the hamlets of Ainsdale and Raven-Meols and Altcar parish.<sup id="cite_ref-Formby_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Formby-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Wilson_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wilson-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Formby was built on the plain adjoining the <a href="/wiki/Irish_Sea" title="Irish Sea">Irish Sea</a> coast a few miles north of the <a href="/wiki/Crosby,_Merseyside" title="Crosby, Merseyside">Crosby channel</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Formby_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Formby-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A <a href="/wiki/Commuter_town" title="Commuter town">commuter town</a> for <a href="/wiki/Liverpool" title="Liverpool">Liverpool</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-theworkfoundation.com_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-theworkfoundation.com-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Formby is also a tourist destination with <a href="/wiki/Day-tripper" class="mw-redirect" title="Day-tripper">day trippers</a> attracted to its beaches, <a href="/wiki/Sand_dune" class="mw-redirect" title="Sand dune">sand dunes</a> and wildlife, particularly the endangered <a href="/wiki/Red_squirrel" title="Red squirrel">red squirrel</a> and <a href="/wiki/Natterjack_toad" title="Natterjack toad">natterjack toad</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The area is conserved by the <a href="/wiki/National_Trust" title="National Trust">National Trust</a>, and designated a <a href="/wiki/Site_of_Special_Scientific_Interest" title="Site of Special Scientific Interest">Site of Special Scientific Interest</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-police_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-police-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Formby&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Erosion of sand on the beach at Formby is revealing layers of mud and sediment, laid down in the late Mesolithic to the late Neolithic, approximately 8,000 – 5,000 years ago, and covered in the early Bronze Age.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These sediments often contain the footprints of humans and animals (red deer, roe deer, wild boar, wolf, <a href="/wiki/Aurochs" title="Aurochs">aurochs</a>) and birds (oystercatcher, crane and other waders) from that period.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In June 2016, over 50 human footprints from 7,000 years ago were uncovered on the beach.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The common place-name suffix <i>-by</i> is from the Scandinavian <i>byr</i> meaning "homestead", "settlement" or "village". The village of Formby was originally spelt <i>Fornebei</i> and means "the old settlement" or "village belonging to Forni".<sup id="cite_ref-Formby_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Formby-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At that time <i>Fornibiyum</i> was also a well-known <a href="/wiki/Norsemen" title="Norsemen">Norse</a> family name. He could have been the leader of the invading expedition which took possession of this coast.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research" title="Wikipedia:No original research"><span title="The material near this tag possibly contains original research. (March 2023)">original research?</span></a></i>]</sup> Until its closure in 1998, <a href="/wiki/Oslo_Airport,_Fornebu" title="Oslo Airport, Fornebu">Oslo Airport</a> in Norway was situated in a town called <a href="/wiki/Fornebu" title="Fornebu">Fornebu</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>It was from Ireland in about 960 AD that these <a href="/wiki/Norsemen" title="Norsemen">Norsemen</a> or <a href="/wiki/Vikings" title="Vikings">Vikings</a><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> first came to the west coast of <a href="/wiki/Lancashire" title="Lancashire">Lancashire</a>, initially trading or raiding and then settling. Tradition<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoid_weasel_words" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Avoid weasel words"><span title="The material near this tag possibly uses too vague attribution or weasel words. (March 2023)">whose?</span></a></i>]</sup> says that the Viking invaders failed to defeat the native <a href="/wiki/Anglo-Saxons" title="Anglo-Saxons">Anglo-Saxons</a> on the coast of Formby, so they sailed inland, up the <a href="/wiki/River_Alt" title="River Alt">River Alt</a>, and attacked from the rear.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dangus Lane, on the east side of the village, is sometimes called Danesgate Land, being connected by local traditions with this incursion.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Formby_Hall" title="Formby Hall">Formby Hall</a> is a <a href="/wiki/Grade_II_listed_building" class="mw-redirect" title="Grade II listed building">Grade II listed building</a> dating back to 1223. It has traditionally been the home of the <a href="/wiki/Lord_of_the_manor" title="Lord of the manor">lords of the manor</a>. Much of the land around it is now a golf course. </p><p>Formby Beach is the location of the first <a href="/wiki/Lifeboat_(rescue)" title="Lifeboat (rescue)">lifeboat</a> station in the UK. It is believed to have been established as early as 1776 by <a href="/wiki/William_Hutchinson_(privateer)" title="William Hutchinson (privateer)">William Hutchinson</a>, the Dock Master for the Liverpool Common Council. Although no exact record has been found, the boat used is believed to have been a 'Mersey Gig'.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The last launch from the station took place in 1916. Remarkably, a film of this event survived.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The foundations of the last of the lifeboat station buildings remain on the beach to this day.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2016, the newly opened <a href="/wiki/Wetherspoons" title="Wetherspoons">Wetherspoons</a> pub in the town was named 'The Lifeboat' in honour of the original lifeboat station. </p><p>Formby is home to <a href="/wiki/RAF_Woodvale" title="RAF Woodvale">RAF Woodvale</a>, a small RAF station to the north of the town.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The airfield opened in 1941 and is a former <a href="/wiki/Second_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Second World War">Second World War</a> fighter station with three active runways, the main runway being a mile in length.<sup id="cite_ref-MR-Woodvale_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MR-Woodvale-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Today it is used by <a href="/wiki/RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="RAF">RAF</a> for light aircraft and fighter training, as well as a few civilian aircraft. The station was also home to <a href="/wiki/Merseyside_Police" title="Merseyside Police">Merseyside Police</a>'s helicopter,<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> known as 'Mike One'.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The RAF station was also home to the last operational service of WWII fighter plane the <a href="/wiki/Supermarine_Spitfire" title="Supermarine Spitfire">Supermarine Spitfire</a>. In 1957 the last Spitfire to fly operationally with British military markings took off from RAF Woodvale.<sup id="cite_ref-MR-Woodvale_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MR-Woodvale-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Woodvale is also home to the Woodvale Rally, one of the biggest shows on an active MOD station in the <a href="/wiki/North_West_England" title="North West England">North West</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Governance">Governance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Formby&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Governance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Until 1974, Formby was an <a href="/wiki/Urban_district_(Great_Britain_and_Ireland)" class="mw-redirect" title="Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland)">urban district</a> (Formby Urban District) within the <a href="/wiki/Administrative_counties_of_England" title="Administrative counties of England">administrative county</a> of <a href="/wiki/Lancashire" title="Lancashire">Lancashire</a>. Since 1 April 1974, it has formed part of the <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_Borough_of_Sefton" title="Metropolitan Borough of Sefton">Metropolitan Borough of Sefton</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Merseyside" title="Merseyside">Merseyside</a>. </p><p>Prior to 1983 Formby was in the parliamentary constituency of <a href="/wiki/Ormskirk_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Ormskirk (UK Parliament constituency)">Ormskirk</a> and after Ormskirk's abolition was made part of the <a href="/wiki/Crosby_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Crosby (UK Parliament constituency)">Crosby</a> constituency. The <a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament_(United_Kingdom)" title="Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)">Member of Parliament</a> (MP) for Crosby from 1997 until 2010 was <a href="/wiki/Claire_Curtis-Thomas" title="Claire Curtis-Thomas">Claire Curtis-Thomas</a>, a member of the <a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour Party</a>, prior to her election the seat was generally considered to be a safe <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative Party</a> stronghold with Tory MPs elected at every election barring the <a href="/wiki/1981_Crosby_by-election" title="1981 Crosby by-election">1981 Crosby by-election</a> when <a href="/wiki/Shirley_Williams" title="Shirley Williams">Shirley Williams</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Social_Democratic_Party_(UK)" title="Social Democratic Party (UK)">Social Democratic Party</a> was elected to represent the constituency. </p><p>As a result of the Crosby constituency being abolished for the <a href="/wiki/2010_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2010 United Kingdom general election">2010 general election</a>, Formby is part of the newly created <a href="/wiki/Sefton_Central_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Sefton Central (UK Parliament constituency)">Sefton Central constituency</a>, represented by <a href="/wiki/Bill_Esterson" title="Bill Esterson">Bill Esterson</a>, a member of the <a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour Party</a>. Sefton Central is now considered a safe Labour seat.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>For elections to <a href="/wiki/Sefton_Council" title="Sefton Council">Sefton Council</a>, Formby is divided between two electoral wards with three <a href="/wiki/Councillors" class="mw-redirect" title="Councillors">councillors</a> each. As of May 2023, <a href="/wiki/Harington_(ward)" title="Harington (ward)">Harington</a> ward, whose councillors are Peter Harvey (Labour), Carol Richards (Labour) and Joe Riley (Conservative); and <a href="/wiki/Ravenmeols_(ward)" title="Ravenmeols (ward)">Ravenmeols</a> ward, whose councillors are Catie Page (Labour), Christopher Page (Labour) and Nina Killen (Labour). Locally Formby is governed by Formby Parish Council. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Formby&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Foredunes_at_Formby_-_geograph.org.uk_-_205138.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Foredunes_at_Formby_-_geograph.org.uk_-_205138.jpg/250px-Foredunes_at_Formby_-_geograph.org.uk_-_205138.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Foredunes_at_Formby_-_geograph.org.uk_-_205138.jpg/330px-Foredunes_at_Formby_-_geograph.org.uk_-_205138.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Foredunes_at_Formby_-_geograph.org.uk_-_205138.jpg/500px-Foredunes_at_Formby_-_geograph.org.uk_-_205138.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption>Formby Beach looking toward Liverpool</figcaption></figure> <p>Formby is a coastal town, with an area of roughly 7 sq miles (17 km<sup>2</sup>), located in the borough of <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_Borough_of_Sefton" title="Metropolitan Borough of Sefton">Sefton</a>. The town is built upon the west of a large flat area of land called the <a href="/wiki/West_Lancashire_Coastal_Plain" title="West Lancashire Coastal Plain">West Lancashire Coastal Plain</a>. Formby's highest point is within the <a href="/wiki/Dune" title="Dune">sand dunes</a> that separate the <a href="/wiki/Irish_Sea" title="Irish Sea">Irish Sea</a> from Formby. However, these sand dunes are ever-changing in shape and formation, so there is no fixed point.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The land between Formby and the areas of <a href="/wiki/Southport" title="Southport">Southport</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ormskirk" title="Ormskirk">Ormskirk</a> and <a href="/wiki/Liverpool" title="Liverpool">Liverpool</a> is <a href="/wiki/Green_belt" title="Green belt">green belt</a> land and is mostly used for <a href="/wiki/Agronomy" title="Agronomy">arable</a> agricultural purposes. The areas around the urban fringe are drained by <a href="/wiki/Irrigation" title="Irrigation">irrigation</a> <a href="/wiki/Ditches" class="mw-redirect" title="Ditches">ditches</a> and open areas get <a href="/wiki/Boggy" class="mw-redirect" title="Boggy">boggy</a> in the winter months. Earth in urban areas is well drained, very loose and sandy. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Formby_Sand_Dunes.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Formby_Sand_Dunes.jpg/250px-Formby_Sand_Dunes.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="44" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Formby_Sand_Dunes.jpg/330px-Formby_Sand_Dunes.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Formby_Sand_Dunes.jpg/500px-Formby_Sand_Dunes.jpg 2x" data-file-width="7824" data-file-height="1552" /></a><figcaption>Formby Sand Dunes</figcaption></figure> <p>The section of land between Formby and the coast is varied in vegetation, wildlife and <a href="/wiki/Terrain" title="Terrain">terrain</a>. This area includes <a href="/wiki/Pine" title="Pine">pine</a> forests (both natural and <a href="/wiki/Artificial_flower" class="mw-redirect" title="Artificial flower">man-made</a>), sand dunes, <a href="/wiki/Marram_grass" class="mw-redirect" title="Marram grass">marram grass</a>, <a href="/wiki/Deciduous" title="Deciduous">deciduous</a> woodland, seasonal <a href="/wiki/Pond" title="Pond">ponds</a> and lakes. Large areas of this land are protected by the <a href="/wiki/National_Trust_for_Places_of_Historic_Interest_or_Natural_Beauty" class="mw-redirect" title="National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty">National Trust</a>. The southern boundary of the town partially follows the course of the <a href="/wiki/River_Alt" title="River Alt">River Alt</a> which enters the <a href="/wiki/Irish_Sea" title="Irish Sea">Irish Sea</a> just south of Formby at <a href="/wiki/Hightown,_Sefton" class="mw-redirect" title="Hightown, Sefton">Hightown</a>. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:River_Alt_south_of_Formby_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4007465.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/River_Alt_south_of_Formby_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4007465.jpg/250px-River_Alt_south_of_Formby_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4007465.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="141" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/River_Alt_south_of_Formby_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4007465.jpg/330px-River_Alt_south_of_Formby_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4007465.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/River_Alt_south_of_Formby_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4007465.jpg/500px-River_Alt_south_of_Formby_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4007465.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="513" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <p><br /> Formby is in a <a href="/wiki/Temperate_climate" title="Temperate climate">temperate climate</a> zone, with mild winters and warm summers. Formby's coastline faces an ongoing threat from water-based erosion, with high tides washing away yards of sand dunes. In an attempt to stem this, in some years discarded Christmas trees are collected and planted by rangers and volunteers to help slow this effect.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Formby&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The main <a href="/wiki/Shopping" title="Shopping">shopping</a> area is known locally as 'The village', in which the town upholds an array of shops including a <a href="/wiki/Boots_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="Boots Group">Boots</a>, <a href="/wiki/Card_Factory" title="Card Factory">Card Factory</a> and <a href="/wiki/Savers" title="Savers">Savers</a>, alongside some independent outlets. The majority of these shops are located along the streets of Chapel Lane and Brows Lane, which also contains a number of coffee houses, including <a href="/wiki/Costa_Coffee" title="Costa Coffee">Costa Coffee</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cafe_Nero" class="mw-redirect" title="Cafe Nero">Cafe Nero</a>, banks, travel agents, estate agents and charity shops. This tree-lined <a href="/wiki/Avenue_(landscape)" title="Avenue (landscape)">Avenue</a> runs for about a third of a mile, with shops either side of it. 'The village' further branches out onto Elbow Lane, Three Tuns Lane, Halsall Lane and School Lane, where more shops are located. </p><p>There are several other smaller shopping areas around Formby and Freshfield, mostly <a href="/wiki/Convenience_store" title="Convenience store">convenience stores</a> and specialist outlets, such as an optician and a model shop. Formby also has a main post office and two smaller post offices. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Formby_point.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Formby_point.jpg/220px-Formby_point.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Formby_point.jpg/330px-Formby_point.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Formby_point.jpg/440px-Formby_point.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3024" data-file-height="4032" /></a><figcaption>National Trust – Formby</figcaption></figure> <p>The town has several supermarkets including a <a href="/wiki/Tesco" title="Tesco">Tesco</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marks_%26_Spencer" title="Marks & Spencer">Marks & Spencer</a>'s SimplyFood, <a href="/wiki/Waitrose" title="Waitrose">Waitrose</a> and <a href="/wiki/Iceland" title="Iceland">Iceland</a>. Formby has no major industries; however, there is a small <a href="/wiki/Industrial_estate" class="mw-redirect" title="Industrial estate">industrial estate</a> on the outskirts of the town, on which a McDonald's is located. A recent study of the town showed that between 10%–30% of its residents commute to either Liverpool or Southport <sup id="cite_ref-theworkfoundation.com_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-theworkfoundation.com-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tourism">Tourism</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Formby&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Tourism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Formby_Beach.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Formby_Beach.jpg/220px-Formby_Beach.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Formby_Beach.jpg/330px-Formby_Beach.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Formby_Beach.jpg/440px-Formby_Beach.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="533" /></a><figcaption>Formby Beach</figcaption></figure> <p>Formby has a significant tourist industry, most notably between the warmer months of May and September.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In particular, it is popular with day trippers from across the <a href="/wiki/North_West_England" title="North West England">North West</a>. There are two main spots along the Formby Coast which are particularly popular with the public. </p><p>The Lifeboat Road site is about 1½ miles from the town centre; there are three linked unpaved car parks with several routes cascading out into the sand dunes and woods. The car parks are about 900 yards from the beach and there is a charge to park there. </p><p>Victoria Road is north of Lifeboat Road and is busier due to the red squirrel reserve being located here, as well as it being the starting point for the asparagus trail. The reserve begins at the junction of Larkhill Lane and Victoria Road. Like Lifeboat Road, there is a charge to park from this point onwards. Parking is available adjacent to the reserve and at the end of the road, there is a large unpaved car park for easier beach access. The beach is located approximately 100 yards from the car park. </p><p>There is a privately run <a href="/wiki/Caravan_park" class="mw-redirect" title="Caravan park">caravan park</a> called Formby Point Caravan Park on Lifeboat Road, open between March and October. There are around 300 caravans on the park and 20 plots for touring caravans. There is a phone box, public toilet and a play area on site and, until 1995, there was a small convenience store. Additionally, there is a smaller caravan site called Freshfield Caravan Park. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transport">Transport</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Formby&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Transport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Formby <a href="/wiki/Bypass_(road)" title="Bypass (road)">Bypass</a> (<a href="/wiki/A565_road" title="A565 road">A565</a>) was built during 1936-37 to take the major <a href="/wiki/Liverpool" title="Liverpool">Liverpool</a> to <a href="/wiki/Southport" title="Southport">Southport</a> route out of Formby and cut alongside the fringe of the town. The <a href="/wiki/Bypass_(road)" title="Bypass (road)">bypass</a> is a <a href="/wiki/Dual_carriageway" title="Dual carriageway">dual carriageway</a> with two <a href="/wiki/Roundabout" title="Roundabout">roundabouts</a> and three sets of <a href="/wiki/Traffic_lights" class="mw-redirect" title="Traffic lights">traffic lights</a>. It has been the scene of many accidents, some fatal and there are calls from some for the scrapping of a proposed motorway link as a result.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/B5195_road" class="mw-redirect" title="B5195 road">B5195</a> links Formby with <a href="/wiki/Ormskirk" title="Ormskirk">Ormskirk</a> and <a href="/wiki/Maghull" title="Maghull">Maghull</a>. Motorways are easily accessible, the <a href="/wiki/M58_motorway" title="M58 motorway">M58</a> and <a href="/wiki/M57_motorway" title="M57 motorway">M57</a> are both 6 miles from Formby.. </p><p>There are two railway stations: <a href="/wiki/Formby_railway_station" title="Formby railway station">Formby railway station</a> and, less than a mile north, <a href="/wiki/Freshfield_railway_station" title="Freshfield railway station">Freshfield railway station</a>. Both are on the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Line_(Merseyrail)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern Line (Merseyrail)">Northern Line</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Merseyrail" title="Merseyrail">Merseyrail</a> network, which has traditionally run from <a href="/wiki/Hunts_Cross" class="mw-redirect" title="Hunts Cross">Hunts Cross</a> to Southport. However, from August 25, 2024 this service now terminates at <a href="/wiki/Liverpool_Central" class="mw-redirect" title="Liverpool Central">Liverpool Central</a>, with the Hunt's Cross service now running to <a href="/wiki/Ormskirk" title="Ormskirk">Ormskirk</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Trains are frequent (typically every 15 minutes) and are a popular way of <a href="/wiki/Commuting" title="Commuting">commuting</a>, especially to the city centre of Liverpool. </p><p>Bus services in the town are provided by <a href="/wiki/Arriva_North_West" title="Arriva North West">Arriva North West</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stagecoach_Merseyside_%26_South_Lancashire" class="mw-redirect" title="Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire">Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire</a> from Preston Depot and <a href="/wiki/Merseytravel" title="Merseytravel">Merseytravel</a>. These include services to Southport, <a href="/wiki/Ince_Blundell" title="Ince Blundell">Ince Blundell</a>, Liverpool, Southport and Formby District General Hospital and Merseytravel's Formby circular routes. </p><p>The nearest commercial airport is in <a href="/wiki/Liverpool_John_Lennon_Airport" title="Liverpool John Lennon Airport">Liverpool</a> which is 17 miles away. <a href="/wiki/Manchester_Airport" title="Manchester Airport">Manchester Airport</a> is 36 miles away. Liverpool Airport is reachable using Liverpool's suburban railway network, Merseyrail, via <a href="/wiki/Liverpool_South_Parkway_railway_station" title="Liverpool South Parkway railway station">Liverpool South Parkway</a>. </p><p>London is under two hours away via train from <a href="/wiki/Runcorn_railway_station" title="Runcorn railway station">Runcorn railway station</a> which is 25 miles / 45 minutes drive from Formby, or from <a href="/wiki/Liverpool_Lime_Street_railway_station" title="Liverpool Lime Street railway station">Liverpool Lime Street railway station</a> which is 11 miles / 30 minutes drive. </p><p>In addition to motorised transport, Formby is served by excellent cycle routes, mainly centring on the pinewoods along the coast leading to both Southport and Liverpool. There are also many cycle lanes on the roads leading to the larger conurbations to the north and south. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Formby&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are seven primary schools in Formby, namely Woodlands, Redgate CP, Our Lady of Compassion RC, St Jerome's RC, Trinity St Peters C. of E., Freshfield CP and <a href="/wiki/St_Luke%27s_C._of_E." class="mw-redirect" title="St Luke's C. of E.">St Luke's C. of E.</a> Trinity St Peter's C. of E. in Formby is the amalgamation of two former primary schools – St Peter's and Holy Trinity – the latter of which closed in July 2006. The school was formed as part of a major reorganisation of primary education in Sefton. Raven Meols Primary School also closed as a school and is now used as a Community Centre.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Formby has two large high schools, <a href="/wiki/Formby_High_School" title="Formby High School">Formby High School</a> and <a href="/wiki/Range_High_School" title="Range High School">Range High School</a> and also had an independent high school focussing on Educational and Behaviour difficulties teaching, Clarence House. The independent school was permanently closed as of 2018 and residential units demolished. Clarence House was owned by Nugent Care, a registered charity, who also governs Clumber Lodge, a children's home in Formby. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Media">Media</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Formby&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Local news and television programmes are provided by <a href="/wiki/BBC_North_West" title="BBC North West">BBC North West</a> and <a href="/wiki/ITV_Granada" title="ITV Granada">ITV Granada</a>. Television signals are received from the <a href="/wiki/Winter_Hill_transmitting_station" title="Winter Hill transmitting station">Winter Hill</a> TV transmitter.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Local radio stations are <a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_Merseyside" title="BBC Radio Merseyside">BBC Radio Merseyside</a>, <a href="/wiki/Heart_North_West" title="Heart North West">Heart North West</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hits_Radio_Liverpool" title="Hits Radio Liverpool">Hits Radio Liverpool</a>, <a href="/wiki/Smooth_North_West" title="Smooth North West">Smooth North West</a>, <a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits_Radio_Liverpool_%26_The_North_West" title="Greatest Hits Radio Liverpool & The North West">Greatest Hits Radio Liverpool & The North West</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Dune_Radio" title="Dune Radio">Dune Radio</a>, a community based station. <sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The town is served by these local newspapers: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Southport_Visiter" title="Southport Visiter">Southport Visiter</a> (formerly Formby Times) <sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southport_Reporter" title="Southport Reporter">Southport Reporter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liverpool_Echo" title="Liverpool Echo">Liverpool Echo</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Scouting">Scouting</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Formby&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Scouting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Formby has a long tradition of scouting dating back to 1909, just over a year after <a href="/wiki/Robert_Baden-Powell,_1st_Baron_Baden-Powell" title="Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell">Baden Powell</a>'s legendary experimental camp on <a href="/wiki/Brownsea_Island" title="Brownsea Island">Brownsea Island</a> in <a href="/wiki/Dorset" title="Dorset">Dorset</a> in 1907. The first Scout group in the town, named the 1st Formby, was set up at Holy Trinity Church Hall by Mr Murray Spense. There are currently a handful of active groups out of the nine that were initially set up over the last century, especially since the 1960s housing estates expanded the town. </p><p>Scouts can be seen marching through the village every year on <a href="/wiki/St_George%27s_Day" class="mw-redirect" title="St George's Day">St George's Day</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Wildlife">Wildlife</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Formby&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Wildlife"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Red_squirrels" class="mw-redirect" title="Red squirrels">Red squirrels</a></div> <p>To the west of the town lie pinewoods and sand dunes.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The whole of the coastline here is managed as a <a href="/wiki/Special_Area_of_Conservation" title="Special Area of Conservation">Special Area of Conservation</a> (SAC)<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> for its important wildlife reserves by Sefton Coast Partnership. The pine woods at Victoria Road have been established as a <a href="/wiki/National_Trust_for_Places_of_Historic_Interest_or_Natural_Beauty" class="mw-redirect" title="National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty">National Trust</a> reserve for the <a href="/wiki/Red_squirrel" title="Red squirrel">red squirrel</a>, listed on the <a href="/wiki/Endangered_species" title="Endangered species">endangered species</a> list. Formby is one of several sites in Britain where the <a href="/wiki/Red_squirrel" title="Red squirrel">red squirrel</a> can still be found although it is now being threatened by the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_gray_squirrel" title="Eastern gray squirrel">grey squirrel</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Formby is also notable for the presence of <a href="/wiki/Natterjack_toad" title="Natterjack toad">natterjack toads</a>. Formby is only one of a few sites in England where they will breed. Later in the evening the male's distinctive song can be heard and is known locally as the '<a href="/wiki/Bootle" title="Bootle">Bootle</a> Organ'.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In spring the males gather at the edge of shallow pools in the dune slacks and sing to attract a mate. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sport">Sport</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Formby&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Sport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This stretch of coast is famous for links golf courses such as <a href="/wiki/Southport_and_Ainsdale_Golf_Club" title="Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club">Southport & Ainsdale</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hillside_Golf_Club" title="Hillside Golf Club">Hillside</a>, West Lancashire, Hesketh and <a href="/wiki/Royal_Birkdale" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Birkdale">Royal Birkdale</a>. Formby is home to another championship quality golf course – <a href="/wiki/Formby_Golf_Club" title="Formby Golf Club">Formby Golf Club</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the club, unlike its neighbour Royal Birkdale, does not have the capacity to host large events such as The Open Championship.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Formby has a cricket club based down Cricket Path in Freshfield that plays in the <a href="/wiki/Liverpool_and_District_Cricket_Competition" title="Liverpool and District Cricket Competition">Liverpool and District Cricket Competition</a>; this also has squash courts and a large <a href="/wiki/AstroTurf" title="AstroTurf">AstroTurf</a> hockey pitch. </p><p>The town also had a football team called <a href="/wiki/Formby_F.C." title="Formby F.C.">Formby F.C.</a> who played in the <a href="/wiki/North_West_Counties_Football_League" title="North West Counties Football League">North West Counties Football League</a> <a href="/wiki/North_West_Counties_Football_League_Division_One" class="mw-redirect" title="North West Counties Football League Division One">First Division</a>. They played at Altcar Road, behind Tesco just off the A565 Formby Bypass, having moved in the summer of 2002 from their town centre home at Brows Lane. That site is now occupied by Formby Pool which opened on 27 January 2007. The biggest game in the club's history was in November 1973 when they faced <a href="/wiki/Oldham_Athletic_F.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Oldham Athletic F.C.">Oldham Athletic</a> in the First Round of the F.A Cup. </p><p>In addition, a variety of youth sporting groups are based in Formby. These include Formby Junior Sports Club (FJSC) known locally as "Rourke's League" after Jim Rourke <a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Most_Excellent_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire">MBE</a> (1912–2006)<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> who founded the club on 2 January 1959.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rourke continued to attend the club into his 90s.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Over 600 children ranging in age from 5 to 16 years meet at Deansgate Lane Playing Fields to play football at various times throughout Saturday mornings during the football season. The club welcomes children of all abilities, there are no trials or criteria to meet; every member plays every week. The club also fields numerous representative teams in local junior leagues (e.g. the Craven Minor League).<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Formby is also home to Formby Dons Football Club, who operate 3 teams, playing their home games at Duke Street Park. 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Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.<br /><small><span class="plainlinks"><i>Find sources:</i> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?as_eq=wikipedia&q=%22Formby%22">"Formby"</a> – <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?tbm=nws&q=%22Formby%22+-wikipedia&tbs=ar:1">news</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?&q=%22Formby%22&tbs=bkt:s&tbm=bks">newspapers</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?tbs=bks:1&q=%22Formby%22+-wikipedia">books</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%22Formby%22">scholar</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=%22Formby%22&acc=on&wc=on">JSTOR</a></span></small></span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">June 2020</span>)</i></span><span 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dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Allen" title="Joe Allen">Joe Allen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leighton_Baines" title="Leighton Baines">Leighton Baines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Ball,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Alan Ball, Jr.">Alan Ball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mario_Balotelli" title="Mario Balotelli">Mario Balotelli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ross_Barkley" title="Ross Barkley">Ross Barkley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stig_Inge_Bj%C3%B8rnebye" title="Stig Inge Bjørnebye">Stig Inge Bjørnebye</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fabio_Borini" title="Fabio Borini">Fabio Borini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andy_Carroll" title="Andy Carroll">Andy Carroll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Clemence" title="Ray Clemence">Ray Clemence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Cole" title="Joe Cole">Joe Cole</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stewart_Downing" title="Stewart Downing">Stewart Downing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fabinho_(footballer,_born_1993)" title="Fabinho (footballer, born 1993)">Fabinho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Fairclough" title="David Fairclough">David Fairclough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duncan_Ferguson" title="Duncan Ferguson">Duncan Ferguson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steven_Gerrard" title="Steven Gerrard">Steven Gerrard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Gomez_(footballer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Joe Gomez (footballer)">Joe Gomez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jordan_Henderson" title="Jordan Henderson">Jordan Henderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Hibbert" title="Tony Hibbert">Tony Hibbert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emlyn_Hughes" title="Emlyn Hughes">Emlyn Hughes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sami_Hyypi%C3%A4" title="Sami Hyypiä">Sami Hyypiä</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howard_Kendall" title="Howard Kendall">Howard Kendall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J%C3%BCrgen_Klopp" title="Jürgen Klopp">Jürgen Klopp</a>, during his time as Liverpool FC manager</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adam_Lallana" title="Adam Lallana">Adam Lallana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rickie_Lambert" title="Rickie Lambert">Rickie Lambert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yerry_Mina" title="Yerry Mina">Yerry Mina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phil_Neal" title="Phil Neal">Phil Neal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Newell_(footballer)" title="Mike Newell (footballer)">Mike Newell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Divock_Origi" title="Divock Origi">Divock Origi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Robertson" title="Andrew Robertson">Andrew Robertson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brendan_Rodgers" title="Brendan Rodgers">Brendan Rodgers</a>, during his time as Liverpool FC manager<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wayne_Rooney" title="Wayne Rooney">Wayne Rooney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neil_Ruddock" title="Neil Ruddock">Neil Ruddock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gylfi_Sigur%C3%B0sson" title="Gylfi Sigurðsson">Gylfi Sigurðsson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Shearer" title="Alan Shearer">Alan Shearer</a>, during his time at <a href="/wiki/Blackburn_Rovers_F.C." title="Blackburn Rovers F.C.">Blackburn Rovers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raheem_Sterling" title="Raheem Sterling">Raheem Sterling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Stubbs" title="Alan Stubbs">Alan Stubbs</a> (who also owned Woodwards Winebar in the village)<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Toshack" title="John Toshack">John Toshack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arne_Slot" title="Arne Slot">Arne Slot</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_notable_people_include">Other notable people include</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Formby&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Other notable people include"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115" /><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Beryl_Bainbridge" title="Beryl Bainbridge">Beryl Bainbridge</a>, English novelist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Birt" class="mw-redirect" title="John Birt">John Birt</a>, former director of the <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_Craig_(philosopher)" title="Edward Craig (philosopher)">Edward Craig</a>, philosopher and former cricketer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tymon_Dogg" title="Tymon Dogg">Tymon Dogg</a>, musician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angela_Eagle" title="Angela Eagle">Angela Eagle</a>, Labour MP and former minister</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maria_Eagle" title="Maria Eagle">Maria Eagle</a>, Labour MP and former minister</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_McNamara_(politician)" title="Kevin McNamara (politician)">Kevin McNamara</a>, former Labour MP and shadow minister</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Chibnall" title="Chris Chibnall">Chris Chibnall</a>, television writer and producer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Percy_French" title="Percy French">Percy French</a>, Irish songwriter and entertainer (died and buried in Formby<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Fresh" title="Thomas Fresh">Thomas Fresh</a>, public health pioneer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Garstang" title="John Garstang">John Garstang</a>, archaeologist (worked at Liverpool University and resided at Thornbury on Freshfield Road, Formby<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Hope_(journalist)" title="Christopher Hope (journalist)">Christopher Hope</a>, journalist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_McLardy" title="Frank McLardy">Frank McLardy</a>, member of the <a href="/wiki/British_Union_of_Fascists" title="British Union of Fascists">British Union of Fascists</a> and <a href="/wiki/Waffen-SS" title="Waffen-SS">Waffen-SS</a> <a href="/wiki/British_Free_Corps" title="British Free Corps">British Free Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Molyneux" title="Robert Molyneux">Robert Molyneux</a>, Jesuit missionary to the United States</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sir_John_Moores" class="mw-redirect" title="Sir John Moores">Sir John Moores</a>, founder of <a href="/wiki/Littlewoods" title="Littlewoods">Littlewoods</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Parrott" title="John Parrott">John Parrott</a>, snooker player<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Sumner" title="Andrew Sumner">Andrew Sumner</a>, movie journalist and <a href="/wiki/TCM_UK" class="mw-redirect" title="TCM UK">TCM</a> presenter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rhian_Teasdale" title="Rhian Teasdale">Rhian Teasdale</a>, lead singer of <a href="/wiki/Wet_Leg" title="Wet Leg">Wet Leg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Williams_(radio_presenter)" title="Matt Williams (radio presenter)">Matt Williams</a>, AKA - "Dr Mosh". BBC sports broadcaster and personality</li></ul> </div> <p>The notable music hall entertainer <a href="/wiki/George_Formby_Sr." class="mw-redirect" title="George Formby Sr.">George Formby Sr.</a> adopted his stage name after seeing it as a destination on a railway carriage. His son <a href="/wiki/George_Formby_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="George Formby Jr.">George Formby Jr.</a> used the same stage name.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Formby&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Listed_buildings_in_Formby" title="Listed buildings in Formby">Listed buildings in Formby</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Formby&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Percy_French_Grave.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Grave of Percy French"><img alt="Grave of Percy French" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Percy_French_Grave.jpg/120px-Percy_French_Grave.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Percy_French_Grave.jpg/250px-Percy_French_Grave.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1600" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Grave of <a href="/wiki/Percy_French" title="Percy French">Percy French</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Red_squirrel_feeding,_Formby_nature_reserve_-_geograph.org.uk_-_376405.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Red squirrel feeding"><img alt="Red squirrel feeding" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_squirrel_feeding%2C_Formby_nature_reserve_-_geograph.org.uk_-_376405.jpg/120px-Red_squirrel_feeding%2C_Formby_nature_reserve_-_geograph.org.uk_-_376405.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_squirrel_feeding%2C_Formby_nature_reserve_-_geograph.org.uk_-_376405.jpg/250px-Red_squirrel_feeding%2C_Formby_nature_reserve_-_geograph.org.uk_-_376405.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Red squirrel feeding</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:A_Pleasing_Extension_to_Bull_Cop_Formby_-_geograph.org.uk_-_806273.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Housing in Formby"><img alt="Housing in Formby" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/A_Pleasing_Extension_to_Bull_Cop_Formby_-_geograph.org.uk_-_806273.jpg/120px-A_Pleasing_Extension_to_Bull_Cop_Formby_-_geograph.org.uk_-_806273.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/A_Pleasing_Extension_to_Bull_Cop_Formby_-_geograph.org.uk_-_806273.jpg/250px-A_Pleasing_Extension_to_Bull_Cop_Formby_-_geograph.org.uk_-_806273.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Housing in Formby</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dunes_at_Formby_Point_-_geograph.org.uk_-_357105.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Formby Beach sand dunes"><img alt="Formby Beach sand dunes" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Dunes_at_Formby_Point_-_geograph.org.uk_-_357105.jpg/120px-Dunes_at_Formby_Point_-_geograph.org.uk_-_357105.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Dunes_at_Formby_Point_-_geograph.org.uk_-_357105.jpg/180px-Dunes_at_Formby_Point_-_geograph.org.uk_-_357105.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Dunes_at_Formby_Point_-_geograph.org.uk_-_357105.jpg/240px-Dunes_at_Formby_Point_-_geograph.org.uk_-_357105.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Formby Beach <a href="/wiki/Sand_dunes" class="mw-redirect" title="Sand dunes">sand dunes</a></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.formby-pc.gov.uk/">"Formby Parish Council, Sefton, Merseyside, Official Website"</a>. <i>Formby Parish Council</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Formby+Parish+Council&rft.atitle=Formby+Parish+Council%2C+Sefton%2C+Merseyside%2C+Official+Website&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.formby-pc.gov.uk%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFormby" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Formby-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Formby_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Formby_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Formby_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Formby_2-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Formby_2-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFFarrer,_WilliamBrownbill,_J1907" class="citation book cs1">Farrer, William; Brownbill, J (1907). <i>A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 3</i>. Victoria County History. pp. <span class="nowrap">45–</span>52.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=A+History+of+the+County+of+Lancaster%3A+Volume+3&rft.pages=%3Cspan+class%3D%22nowrap%22%3E45-%3C%2Fspan%3E52&rft.pub=Victoria+County+History&rft.date=1907&rft.au=Farrer%2C+William&rft.au=Brownbill%2C+J&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFormby" class="Z3988"></span> The Section dedicated to Formby.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Wilson-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Wilson_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFWilson,_John_Marius1874" class="citation book cs1">Wilson, John Marius (1874). <i>Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870–1872)</i>. A. 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Liverpool City Region"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.theworkfoundation.com/Assets/Docs/Liverpool%20City%20Region.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on 7 April 2012.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=City+Relationships%3A+Economic+Linkages+in+Northern+city+regions.+Liverpool+City+Region&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theworkfoundation.com%2FAssets%2FDocs%2FLiverpool%2520City%2520Region.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFormby" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120402140633/http://www.sefton.gov.uk/pdf/2%20Profile%20of%20SeftonFORPRINT.pdf">"Sefton Council Core Strategy Options Paper May 2011. Profile of Sefton"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sefton.gov.uk/pdf/2%20Profile%20of%20SeftonFORPRINT.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on 2 April 2012.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Sefton+Council+Core+Strategy+Options+Paper+May+2011.+Profile+of+Sefton&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sefton.gov.uk%2Fpdf%2F2%2520Profile%2520of%2520SeftonFORPRINT.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFormby" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-BBC-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-BBC_6-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFCarolyn_Garlick" class="citation web cs1">Carolyn Garlick. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/naturescalendar/spring/sandy_coast/formby/formby_walk.shtml">"Formby coastal walk"</a>. 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