briace Loc: liverpool uk

little crosby village

LITTLE CROSBY

Crosebi, Dom. Bk.; Little Crosseby, xiii and xiv cent.; Little Crosby, 1405.

This township lies to the north of Great Crosby, Thornback Pool being the boundary on that side. Extending along the coast, a wide belt of sand-hills, in which are rabbit warrens, forms an efficient protection to the low-lying land from the inroads of the sea. Some of the inhabitants are fishermen, who reap a harvest of shrimps, flukes, and cockles from the sea and broad firm sands.

Excepting those which cluster about Crosby Hall, there are but few trees or hedges, fields being principally divided by ditches. The alluvial soil produces good crops of potatoes and corn, whilst there are also meadows and pastures. The lower keuper sandstones, which here represent the geological formation, underlie the entire township, but, as elsewhere in the neighbourhood, are obscured by sand and deep boulder clay, and along the coast by blown sand which obscures the grey clays of the glacial drift series.

The acreage is 1,811.The village, hall and park are at the southern end of the township; to the north are Moorhouse and Hightown, a modern hamlet; on the shore near the last-named is a lighthouse, built in 1839. The population in 1901 was 563.
The Liverpool and Southport road passes diagonally through the township from south to north, roads to Thornton and Hightown branching off to the east and north-west. The Lancashire and Yorkshire Company's line from Liverpool to Southport also crosses it, with a station at Hightown.

The place was noted for the abundance of fine laurels.

There are six crosses, one being in the village. (fn. 4) At Harkirk, now within the park, a number of Anglo-Saxon coins were found in 1611.

The village well having become dry about thirty years ago has been closed up.

Narrs Croft and Wildings Croft occur among the field names in 1779.

A local board was formed in 1870; this in 1894 became an urban district council of six members :thumbup: :thumbup:

st.marys church








old cottages in the village














very small cottage






very old barn






golden moment in little crosby

Carolina Wings Loc: Flew from North Carolina to Pennsylvania

Love this village Brian...great job :thumbup: :thumbup:

gregoryd45 Loc: Fakahatchee Strand

Great shots as always briace, and love the history also

Sunnykaren Loc: Michigan

I want to live there! The photos are very inviting...looks like a magazine layout! :)

briace Loc: liverpool uk

thanks Carolina more was posted the best 1 is the last pic :thumbup: :thumbup:

briace Loc: liverpool uk

thanks greg more was posted the best 1 is the last pic :thumbup: :thumbup:

briace Loc: liverpool uk

thanks karen - more was posted the best 1 is the last pic :thumbup: :thumbup:

gregoryd45 Loc: Fakahatchee Strand

I just saw it, and you are right briace, love the shot and the perspective

briace Loc: liverpool uk

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Jimande Loc: Huntsville, Alabama

Beautiful shots and village, Brian! Thanks for posting.

steve L Loc: Waterville Valley, New Hampshire

A-ONE as always. Thanks for another tour.

Photosmoke

Great shots of a beautiful village, we don't have anything like that over here.

briace Loc: liverpool uk

thanks jim :thumbup: :thumbup:

BrentHarder Loc: Southern California

I really like #2 and the last one Briace. As you would do......two thumbs up! :thumbup: :thumbup:

wonkytripod Loc: Peterborough UK

Excellent set again. I love these tours of places that I have heard of but am probably not going to visit.

Keep up the great work.

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