Blundellsands
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| Blundellsands | |
  Blundellsands shown within Merseyside |
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| OS grid reference | |
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| Metropolitan borough | Sefton |
| Metropolitan county | Merseyside |
| Region | North West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LIVERPOOL |
| Postcode district | L23 |
| Dialling code | 0151 |
| Police | Merseyside |
| Fire | Merseyside |
| Ambulance | North West |
| European Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Crosby |
| List of places: UK • England • Merseyside | |
Blundellsands or Blundell Sands is an area of Sefton, Merseyside, England.
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[edit] Description
Blundellsands lies north to the city of Liverpool with Crosby to the east and Waterloo to the south. The area is served by Blundellsands & Crosby and Hall Road railway stations. Its shoreline, the northern part of Crosby Beach, includes parts of the popular exhibit, Another Place, designed by the sculptor Antony Gormley. Several of the Gormley statues are accessible from the Burbo Bank car park.
[edit] History
Blundellsands was named in honour of the famous Blundell family of Little Crosby, who date back to the English Reformation.
[edit] Governance
As part of the administrative county of Lancashire, Blundellsands was part of the Great Crosby urban district which combined with other urban districts in 1927 to form the municipal borough of Crosby. On 1 April 1974, the whole of Crosby became part of the metropolitan borough of Sefton.
[edit] Sport
Blundellsands is the home of Waterloo Rugby Club and the West Lancashire Golf Club.
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