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Crosby,
on the Irish Sea, is just five miles north of Liverpool city
centre.
The ancient
settlement takes its name for the Norse for village with crosses.
Once
part Lancashire, this town (made up of series of villages)
was developed in the 19th century as a fashionable bathing
place.
For the
tourist Crosby has several miles of beach, an amazing promenade,
a marine lake and a number of parks.
Crosby
Coastal Park is popular for sailing and bird-watching and
there are good views of North Wales and excellent sunsets.
Nearby
is a large area of woodland known as Ince Woods.
Claim
to fame ? - Captain Smith, captain of the ill-fated RMS Titanic,
lived in Crosby.
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