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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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Crosby.-- or Great Crosby, coast town and township with ry. sta. (Croaby), Sefton par., SW. Lancashire, 6½ miles NW. of Liverpool and 208 miles NW. of London -- township, 2168 ac. and 1700 foreshore, pop. 9373; town, pop. 5033; P.O., T.O., called Great C. C., situated near C. Point, at the mouth of the Mersey, is a bathing-place. In vicinity is C. Hall, seat of the Blundell family, who have held the manor for upwards of seven centuries. C. Channel, between Jordan Bank and Great Burba Bank, is 7 miles long, and forms the chief entrance to the Mersey. N. of C. Point is a lighthouse, with fixed light (Crosby) 95 ft. above high-water and seen 12 m., and in C. Channel is a light-vessel, with fixed light (Crosby) seen 8 miles.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "coastal town and township with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Sefton CP/AP Lancashire AncC |
| Place names: | CROSBY | CROSBY OR GREAT CROSBY | GREAT CROSBY |
| Place: | Great Crosby |
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