Crosby, Merseyside

Crosby is a 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.

Population growth in the town of Crosby since 1801

Year	Population	±%
1801	1,391	—
1811	1,504	+8.1%
1821	1,805	+20.0%
1831	2,462	+36.4%

Year	Population	±%
1841	3,194	+29.7%
1851	3,669	+14.9%
1871	7,628	+107.9%
1881	10,717	+40.5%

Year	Population	±%
1891	14,625	+36.5%
1901	31,877	+118.0%
1911	39,513	+24.0%
1931	50,569	+28.0%

Year	Population	±%
1939	53,135	+5.1%
1951	58,414	+9.9%
1961	59,166	+1.3%
2001	51,789	−12.5%

Source: , Crosby mid-20th century population

On Crosby beach is Antony Gormley's art installation Another Place.

Antony Gormley's Another Place on Crosby Beach