Crosby, Merseyside

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Image:CroabyBeach.jpg Crosby is a suburban area and Parliamentary Constituency of Sefton, Merseyside, North West England. Crosby means place of the cross in Norse and has viking roots in common with Formby further to the north.

Crosby covers an area of settlements and is situated along the Irish Sea coast, between 5 and 7 miles north of Liverpool city centre.

Crosby was formed as a Municipal Borough in Lancashire in 1937 by the merger of the urban districts of Great Crosby and Waterloo with Seaforth. It became part of the new Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in 1974. Crosby is home to the Carnegie Library built with donations from the American steel magnate Andrew Carnegie.

There are two popular independent schools in the area, Merchant Taylors' School, Crosby and St Mary's College. There are also several Comprehensive schools, including Chesterfield High School, Holy Family Catholic High, Manor High School and Sacred Heart Catholic High School. The town environs include several miles of beach, a marina, a number of parks and a large area of woodland known as Ince Woods. Distinctive buildings in Crosby Village include Central Buildings, Crown Buildings and the two pubs, Yates's and The Village.

The football club Marine AFC and rugby football club Waterloo RFC are based in the area.

Crosby itself was formed from the urban districts of Great Crosby, Little Crosby and Waterloo with Seaforth. It also incorporates the districts of Blundellsands and Thornton

The MP for Crosby since 1997 has been Claire Curtis-Thomas, a member of the Labour Party

Crosby has been home to some of the main protagonists of the greatest sea distasters of all time, including the RMS Titanic

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