Ford, Merseyside

{{Infobox UK place

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|53.481|-2.997|display=inline,title}}

| official_name = Ford

| label_position = left

| static_image_name = Cookson's Bridge PH on the Leeds-Liverpool canal - geograph.org.uk - 105603.jpg

| static_image_caption = Cookson's Bridge public house adjacent to the Leeds-Liverpool canal, at Ford

| population =

| metropolitan_borough = Sefton

| region = North West England

| metropolitan_county = Merseyside

| constituency_westminster = Bootle

| post_town = LIVERPOOL

| postcode_district = L21

| postcode_area = L

| dial_code = 0151

| os_grid_reference = SJ340944

}}

Ford is an area and electoral ward in the borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England. The population of Ford taken at the 2011 census was 12,731.{{cite web|url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/ford-e05000939#sthash.bueSD51v.dpbs|title=Ward population 2011|access-date=2 June 2015}}

Ford is situated to the east of Crosby next to Rimrose Valley, and north of Litherland and is in the L21 postcode.

History

On 9 November 1905 Ford became a separate civil parish, being formed from Orrell and Ford,{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10351856|title=Relationships and changes Ford CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=27 September 2024}} on 1 April 1954 the parish was abolished and merged with Litherland.{{cite web|url=https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/crosby.html|title=Crosby Registration District|publisher=UKBMD|accessdate=27 September 2024}} In 1951 the parish had a population of 1392.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10351856/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Ford CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=27 September 2024}}

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20090210135200/http://liverpoolstreetgallery.com/thumbnails.php?album=26 Liverpool Street Gallery - Liverpool 21]
[http://www.multimap.com/map/photo.cgi?client=public&X=335000&Y=400000&width=700&height=400&gride=335107.028290375&gridn=399610.368400582&srec=0&coordsys=gb&db=freegaz&pc=&zm=0&scale=50000&multimap.x=293&multimap.y=276 MultiMap]

Category:Towns and villages in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton

Category:Former civil parishes in Merseyside