In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Little Crosby like this:
CROSBY (Little), a township in Sephton parish, Lancashire; on the coast, 7½ miles NNW of Liverpool. Acres, 6, 241; of which 4, 430 are water. Real property, £4, 190. Pop., 418. Houses, 62. Crosby Hall is the seat of the Blundells. There is a Roman Catholic chapel.
Little Crosby through time
Little Crosby is now part of Sefton district. Click here for graphs and data of how Sefton has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Little Crosby itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Little Crosby, in Sefton and Lancashire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/414
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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