In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hightown like this:
HIGHTOWN, a village on the coast of Lancashire; near the river Alt and the Liverpool and Southport railway, 3½ miles NNW of Great Crosby. It has a station on the railway.
Additional information about this locality is available for Little Crosby
Hightown through time
Hightown is now part of Sefton district. Click here for graphs and data of how Sefton has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Hightown itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hightown, in Sefton and Lancashire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24586
Date accessed: 16th April 2024
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