21 Facts About Formby

Formby was built on the plain adjoining the Irish Sea coast a few miles north of the Crosby channel.

Commuter town for Liverpool, Formby is a tourist destination with day trippers attracted to its beaches, sand dunes and wildlife, particularly the endangered red squirrel and natterjack toad.

The village of Formby was originally spelt Fornebei and means "the old settlement" or "village belonging to Forni".

Formby could have been the leader of the invading expedition which took possession of this coast.

Formby Hall is a Grade II listed building dating back to 1223.

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Formby Beach is the location of the first lifeboat station in the UK.

Formby is home to RAF Woodvale, a small RAF station to the north of the town.

Until 1974, Formby was an urban district within the administrative county of Lancashire.

Elections to Sefton Council, Formby is divided between two electoral wards with three councillors each.

Formby is a coastal town, with an area of roughly 7 sq miles, located in the borough of Sefton.

Formby is in a temperate climate zone, with mild winters and warm summers.

Formby has a main post office and two smaller post offices.

Formby has no major industries; however, there is a small industrial estate on the outskirts of the town, on which a McDonald's is located.

Formby has two large high schools, Formby High School and Range High School and had an independent high school focussing on Educational and Behaviour difficulties teaching, Clarence House.

Formby has a long tradition of scouting dating back to 1909, just over a year after Baden Powell's legendary experimental camp on Brownsea Island in Dorset in 1907.

The first Scout group in the town, named the 1st Formby, was set up at Holy Trinity Church Hall by Mr Murray Spense.

Formby is one of several sites in Britain where the red squirrel can still be found although it is being threatened by the grey squirrel.

Formby is only one of a few sites in England where they will breed.

Formby is home to another championship quality golf course – Formby Golf Club.

Formby has a cricket club based down Cricket Path in Freshfield that plays in the Liverpool and District Cricket Competition; this has squash courts and a large AstroTurf hockey pitch.

Formby is home to Formby Dons Football Club, who operate 3 teams, playing their home games at Duke Street Park.