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