Formby

Formby is a small, affluent town in . Formby's sleepy atmosphere, wealthy residents, and National Trust Reserve make it a popular destination for tourists in the summer months.
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  • Type: Town with 22,100 residents
  • Description: town and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England
  • Also known as: “Formby, Merseyside” and “Formby, Sefton”
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Freshfield railway station and Formby railway station.

Railway station
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serves the district of Formby, , . The station is located on the branch of the Merseyrail network's Northern Line.

Railway station
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is a railway station in the town of Formby, , . The station is located on the branch of the Merseyrail network's Northern Line. The station has a car park.

Library
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hightown and Freshfield.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the in , , located midway between the city of and the coastal resort of . is situated 2½ miles south of Formby.

Suburb
is an area of Formby, in the , , , situated at the northern end of the town. It has no local political distinction or representation and is included as part of the two council wards which make up Formby, nor is it any longer separated in a physical sense from the town.

Hamlet
is a hamlet half a mile east of , in , , England. It is a traditional grouping of farm buildings built on medieval footings. is situated 2½ miles southeast of Formby.

Formby

Latitude
53.5563° or 53° 33′ 23″ north
Longitude
-3.0657° or 3° 3′ 56″ west
Population
22,100
Elevation
39 feet (12 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB FRM
Open location code
9C5RHW4M+GP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 26703035
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2649198
Wiki­data ID
Q2569221
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Formby” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Formby”
  • Basque: “Formby”
  • Bengali: “ফর্মবাই”
  • Cebuano: “Formby”
  • Chinese: “佛安姆比”
  • Chinese: “福姆比”
  • Dutch: “Formby”
  • French: “Formby”
  • German: “Formby”
  • Gujarati: “ફોર્મબી”
  • Hebrew: “פורמבי”
  • Irish: “Formby”
  • Italian: “Formby”
  • Japanese: “フォームビー”
  • Kannada: “ಫಾರ್ಮ್ಬೈ”
  • Korean: “폼비”
  • Ladin: “Formby”
  • Lithuanian: “Formbis”
  • Persian: “فورمبی”
  • Polish: “Formby”
  • Portuguese: “Formby”
  • Romanian: “Formby”
  • Russian: “Формби”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Formby”
  • Spanish: “Formby”
  • Swedish: “Formby”
  • Tamil: “போரம்பி”
  • Telugu: “ఫోరంబై”
  • Tumbuka: “Formby”
  • Turkish: “Formby”
  • Urdu: “فارمبی”
  • Volapük: “Formby”
  • Welsh: “Formby”
  • “Formby”

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