Crosby, Merseyside#Education

The town has Viking roots in common with the other -by suffixed settlements of Formby to the north and Kirkby to the east. Crosby was known as Krossabyr{{cite web|url=http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~sczsteve/|title=Wirral & West Lancashire 1100th Viking Anniversary|work=University of Nottingham |access-date=14 February 2008 }}

in Old Norse, meaning "village with the cross".{{cite web|url=http://www.formbycivicsociety.org.uk/learning/full_article.asp?storyid=14 |title=Formby Civic Society: Vikings In Lancashire |work=Stephen Harding |access-date=14 February 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930204413/http://www.formbycivicsociety.org.uk/learning/full_article.asp?storyid=14 |archive-date=30 September 2011 |df=dmy }}

The settlement was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Crosebi, and by the year 1212 had become Crosseby. Local people are known as Crosbeians and were referred to as such in the local press but the term is little used today.

The opening of the Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway in 1848 resulted in the growth of Crosby as a suburb of Liverpool.

Before the creation of Merseyside the town was located in Lancashire.

Crosby formed part of the Crosby parliamentary constituency from 1950 until 2010. The Member of Parliament (MP) for Crosby from 1997 until 2010 was Claire Curtis-Thomas, a member of the Labour Party; prior to her election the seat was generally considered to be a safe Conservative Party stronghold with Tory MPs elected at every election barring the 1981 Crosby by-election where Shirley Williams of the Social Democratic Party was elected to represent the constituency. As a result of boundary revisions for the 2010 general election the Crosby constituency was abolished and Crosby town was divided between two constituencies, with the two electoral wards of South Crosby, Church and Victoria, containing the urbanised bulk of the town which includes the areas of Great Crosby, Waterloo and Seaforth, being absorbed into the expanded Bootle constituency, represented by the Labour MP Peter Dowd, and the two electoral wards of northern Crosby, Blundellsands and Manor, which contains residential suburban areas such as, Blundellsands, Brighton-Le-Sands, Little Crosby, Thornton, and Hightown, forming part of the new Sefton Central constituency represented by Bill Esterson, also a Labour MP.

Crosby became part of the municipal borough of Crosby in 1937 by the merger of the urban districts of Great Crosby and Waterloo with Seaforth, both in the administrative county of Lancashire. This borough was succeeded by the new Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside on 1 April 1974.

For elections to Sefton Council Crosby is covered by a range of council wards as detailed above: the Victoria ward, covers Great Crosby and North Waterloo, and is represented by three councillors. They are now all Labour Party councillors Michael Roche, Leslie Byrom CBE FRCIS, and Jan Grace.

Crosby, Merseyside is twinned with Capri, Italy.

Crosby as an area was composed of a string of settlements along the Irish Sea coast. These areas were part of the urban districts of Great Crosby and Waterloo with Seaforth and the Municipal Borough of Crosby before it too was abolished and became part of the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton. These areas are:

• Great Crosby – The main area which gave the town and the old municipal borough its name, despite the confusion that exists, Great Crosby is not the actual town itself but is the largest area of it which was an urban district in its own right which merged with Waterloo with Seaforth urban district to form the Municipal Borough of Crosby and defined the town of Crosby in its present borders.
• Little Crosby – A small village considered to be the oldest existent Roman Catholic village in England.
• Blundellsands – An area to the north west of Great Crosby. It abuts the northern section of Crosby Beach, the location of Antony Gormley's Another Place.
• Waterloo – An area situated southwest of Great Crosby, originally known as Crosby Seabank. It includes Crosby Civic Hall and Library, and the Plaza Community Cinema. It abuts the southern section of Crosby Beach, the location of Antony Gormley's Another Place.
• Brighton-le-Sands – An area situated between Blundellsands to the north, Waterloo to the south and Great Crosby to the east.
• Thornton – A village situated to the northeast of Great Crosby.

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At the 2001 UK census, Crosby had a population of 51,789. The 2001 population density was {{convert|12502|PD/sqmi|0}}, with a 100 to 89.2 female-to-male ratio.{{cite web|title=KS01 Usual resident population: Census 2001, Key Statistics for urban areas |publisher=Statistics.gov.uk |url=http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/ssdataset.asp?vlnk=8271&More=Y |date=7 February 2005 |access-date=11 July 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050311050212/http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/ssdataset.asp?vlnk=8271&More=Y |archive-date=11 March 2005 }} Of those over 16 years old, 31.2% were single (never married), 43.2% married and 8.2% divorced.{{cite web|title=KS04 Marital status: Census 2001, Key Statistics for urban areas |publisher=Statistics.gov.uk |url=http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/ssdataset.asp?vlnk=8276&More=Y |date=2 February 2005 |access-date=11 July 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090729074316/http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/ssdataset.asp?vlnk=8276&More=Y |archive-date=29 July 2009 }} The proportion of divorced people was above that of Sefton and England (both 6.6%), and the incidences of those who were single and married differed significantly from the national and Sefton averages (Sefton: 43.1% single, 35.5% married; England: 44.3% single, 34.7% married).{{cite web |title=Sefton Local Authority marital status |publisher=Statistics.gov.uk |url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=276789&c=Sefton&d=13&e=16&g=360352&i=1001x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&r=1&s=1247275981023&enc=1&dsFamilyId=83 |access-date=11 July 2009}} Sefton's 21,250 households included 32.7% one-person, 35.7% married couples living together, 6.6% were co-habiting couples, and 11.3% single parents with their children.{{cite web|title=KS20 Household composition: Census 2001, Key Statistics for urban areas |publisher=Statistics.gov.uk |url=http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/ssdataset.asp?vlnk=8349&More=Y |date=2 February 2005 |access-date=11 July 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090804230603/http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/ssdataset.asp?vlnk=8349&More=Y |archive-date=4 August 2009 }} Of those aged 16–74, 28.1% had no academic qualifications, similar to 28.9% in all of England and slightly lower than the 31.0% for the Sefton borough.{{cite web |title=Sefton Local Authority key statistics |publisher=Statistics.gov.uk |url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=276789&c=Sefton&d=13&e=16&g=360352&i=1001x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&r=1&s=1247276900742&enc=1 |access-date=11 July 2009}}{{cite web|title=KS13 Qualifications and students: Census 2001, Key Statistics for urban areas |publisher=Statistics.gov.uk |url=http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/ssdataset.asp?vlnk=8326&More=Y |date=2 February 2005 |access-date=11 July 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090804232415/http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/ssdataset.asp?vlnk=8326&More=Y |archive-date=4 August 2009 }}

{{Historical populations

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|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

|source=, [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10546254/cube/TOT_POP Crosby Historical Population], [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10136921/cube/TOT_POP Crosby mid-20th century population]

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Independent schools in the area include Merchant Taylors' Boys School, Merchant Taylors' Girls' School, St Mary's College and Streatham Arts School. There are also several comprehensive schools, including Chesterfield High School, Holy Family Catholic High School, St. Michael's Church of England High School (formerly Manor High Secondary School) and Sacred Heart Catholic College (formerly Sacred Heart Catholic High School, formerly Seafield Grammar School).

File:Sacred Heart Catholic Academy exterior.jpg]]

Primary schools include Forefield Junior school and Great Crosby Catholic school.{{cn|date=March 2025}}

File:CrosbyBeach.jpg's Another Place on Crosby Beach]]

Crosby Beach is home to Antony Gormley's art installation Another Place. The sea views were described in the 19th century by a First Lord of the Admiralty as second only to the Bay of Naples.{{cite book|last=Forwood|first=William Bower|title=Recollections of a busy life|publisher=Henry Young & Sons|page=166|location=Liverpool|year=1910|url=https://archive.org/stream/recollectionsofb00forw#page/166/mode/2up}} Crosby's environs include several miles of beach, a marina, a number of parks and a large area of woodland known as Ince Woods. Crosby is home to a now closed Carnegie Library built with donations from the American steel magnate Andrew Carnegie. Distinctive buildings in Crosby Village include the Art Nouveau-inspired Crown Buildings and ten pubs – The Crows Nest, The Birkey, The George, Blues Bar, Frankies, Stamps, Corkscrew, Hampsons and Suburb 24.{{cn|date=March 2025}}

In recent years{{when|date=March 2025}} Crosby has featured in The Sunday Times "Best Places to Live" list.{{Cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/liverpool-waterfront-crosby-named-best-11068307|title=Liverpool Waterfront and Crosby named in Best Places to Live guide|first=Sophie|last=McCoid|date=20 March 2016|website=Liverpool Echo}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/crosby-heswall-named-among-top-3009939|title=Crosby and Heswall named among top 10 places to live in North West|first=Liverpool|last=Echo|date=16 March 2013|website=Liverpool Echo}}

Crosby is also home to Rossett Park Stadium home of Marine A.F.C. who play their football in the Northern Premier League Premier Division. It has a capacity of 2,250 (400 Seated) and is famous for hosting Tottenham Hotspur F.C. in the FA Cup 3rd round in January 2021.

Crosby is served by the railway stations of Hall Road, Blundellsands and Crosby, and Waterloo, on the Northern Line of the region's commuter rail network, Merseyrail. Trains run between {{stnlnk|Southport}} and {{stnlnk|Hunts Cross}} via {{stnlnk|Liverpool Central}}. Bus services run by Arriva and Stagecoach link the town to Liverpool, Southport and Preston.

Local news and television programmes are provided by BBC North West and ITV Granada. The local television station TalkLiverpool also broadcasts to the area. Television signals are received from the Winter Hill TV transmitter. {{cite web |url=https://ukfree.tv/transmitters/tv/Winter_Hill |title=Full Freeview on the Winter Hill (Bolton, England) transmitter|publisher=UK Free TV |access-date=24 December 2023}}

Local radio stations are BBC Radio Merseyside, Heart North West, Capital Liverpool, Hits Radio Liverpool, Smooth North West and Greatest Hits Radio Liverpool & The North West.{{cn|date=September 2024}}

The town is served by the local newspaper, Liverpool Echo (and also formerly the Crosby Herald). {{cite web|url=https://www.britishpapers.co.uk/england-nw/crosby-herald/|title=Crosby Herald|date=19 August 2013|website=British Papers|accessdate=24 December 2023}}

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Marine AFC (association football) and Waterloo RUFC (rugby union) are both based in the area.

Crosby is also home to Crosby Swimming Club, a member of the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA).

The Northern Club, a multi-sport club featuring cricket, hockey, crown green bowls, squash, racketball and snooker, is situated in the Moor Park area of Crosby.

Crosby Marina is the home of Crosby Sailing Club. The marina is also a venue for the Crosby Scout and Guide Marina Club, who offer dinghy and kayak sailing to local youngsters.

Blundellsands Bridge Club, affiliated to the English Bridge Union, provides facilities for learning and playing Rubber Bridge and Duplicate Bridge.

Crosby is home to an Open qualifying venue – West Lancashire Golf Club.

File:Crosby Sunset.jpg

• Martyn Andrews (born 1979), television presenter
• Cherie Blair (born 1954), barrister and writer{{cite web |title=Excerpt: "Speaking for Myself" |url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Books/story?id=6033629&page=1 |website=ABC News |access-date=18 July 2023 |date=14 October 2008}}
• Frank Cottrell Boyce (born 1959), screenwriter and novelist{{cite web |author1=Alan Weston |title=Frank Cottrell-Boyce 'in pain' after losing irreplaceable item |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/frank-cottrell-boyce-in-pain-23799257 |website=Liverpool Echo |access-date=18 July 2023 |date=27 April 2022}}
• Stacey Dooley, TV presenter, and her partner Kevin Clifton, professional dancer and actor
• Kenny Everett (1944–1995), comedian and radio DJ{{cite web |author1=Alan Weston |title=New Kenny Everett drama to be broadcast on BBC |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/new-kenny-everett-drama-broadcast-3346438 |website=Liverpool Echo |access-date=18 July 2023 |date=4 April 2012}}
• Sir Bertram Fox Hayes (1864–1941), sea captain.The New York Times, 16 May 1941, BERTRAM F. HAYES, BRITISH SEA HERO
• Margaret Irvine (1948–2023), crossword compiler{{cite web |author1=Hugh Stephenson |author1-link=Hugh Stephenson (journalist) |title=Nutmeg (Margaret Irvine) obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/2023/jul/06/nutmeg-margaret-irvine-obituary |website=The Guardian |access-date=18 July 2023 |date=6 July 2023}}
• J. Bruce Ismay (1862–1937), businessman and Titanic survivor{{cite web |title=Joseph Bruce Ismay |url=https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-survivor/j-bruce-ismay.html |website=Encyclopedia Titanica |access-date=18 July 2023}}
• Ronnie Moran (1934–2017), Liverpool captain and coach{{cite web |title=Ronnie Moran: Former Liverpool captain and coach dies, aged 83 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39350805 |website=BBC Sport |date=22 March 2017 |access-date=18 July 2023}}
• Vincent Nichols (born 1945), Catholic cardinal{{cite web |author1=Alexandra Topping |title=Profile: Archbishop Vincent Nichols |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2009/apr/03/vincent-nichols-profile |website=The Guardian |access-date=18 July 2023 |date=3 April 2009}}
• John Parrott (born 1964), former professional snooker player
• Joe Periton (1901–1980), rugby union player{{cite web |author1=Simon Hughes |title=Merseyside's greatest sporting achievers - part II |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/merseysides-greatest-sporting-achievers---3527513 |website=Liverpool Echo |access-date=18 July 2023 |date=12 September 2005}}
• Anne Robinson (born 1944), television presenter and journalist
• Robert Runcie (1921–2000), Anglican bishop
• Laurie Taylor (born 1936), sociologist and radio presenter

• Congregational Church, Great Crosby

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20090210114154/http://liverpoolstreetgallery.com/thumbnails.php?album=27 Liverpool Street Gallery – Liverpool 23]
• [https://archive.today/20130420023435/http://www.crosbytitanic.co.uk/ Titanic Town – Crosby's seafaring connections]
• [http://www.csa-dixie.com/liverpool_dixie/trail.htm When Liverpool was Dixie] – Crosby's links to the American Civil War
• [http://www.crosbyherald.co.uk/ The Crosby Herald online newspaper]

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