What is Crosby, Merseyside?
'''Crosby''' is a [[Coast|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. {{Historical populations|1801|1391|1811|1504|1821|1805|1831|2462|1841|3194|1851|3669|1871|7628|1881|10717|1891|14625|1901|31877|1911|39513|1931|50569|1939|53135|1951|58414|1961|59166|2001|51789|title=<small>[[Population growth]] in the town of Crosby since 1801</small>|shading=off|pop_name=Population|align=center|cols=4|source=,<ref> [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10546254/cube/TOT_POP Crosby Historical Population]</ref> [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10136921/cube/TOT_POP Crosby mid-20th century population]}}On Crosby beach is [[Antony Gormley]]'s art installation ''Another Place''. [[File:CrosbyBeach.jpg|thumb|[[Antony Gormley|Antony Gormley's]] ''[[Another Place (sculpture)|Another Place]]'' on Crosby Beach]] == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Towns in Merseyside]] [[Category:Metropolitan Borough of Sefton]]