Little Crosby

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Little Crosby is a small village in Merseyside, North West England. Despite being a suburb within 8 miles of Liverpool it has retained its rural character by, for example, opting not to have street lights.

As part of Lancashire the village was an urban district in its own right until annexed to the Great Crosby urban district in 1932. This urban district was combined with other districts to form the municipal borough of Crosby in 1937. This in turn was absorbed into the new Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in 1974.

The village is perhaps the oldest extant Catholic village in England, the squires being the notable recusant Blundell family. The village character has changed little from a 1600s description that "it had not a beggar, ..an alehouse ..[or] a Protestant in it..."

Notable attractions are:

  • The Courtyard cafĂ©
  • Little Crosby museum, a museum housed in former farm buildings with exhibits focusing on village life and history. There are artefacts ranging from petrol pumps and bits of machinery to toys and magic lanterns as well as a number of displays of old farm tools.
  • Crosby Hall Educational Trust (CHET) which runs courses and community programmes, such as riding for the disabled and art courses.

The village is dominated by the St Mary's Roman Catholic Church, designed by Pugin.

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