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: Formby railway station and Freshfield railway station.

Railway station
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is a railway station in the town of Formby, , .

Railway station
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serves the district of Formby, , .

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… is situated 2½ miles south of Formby.

Suburb
is an area of Formby, in the…

Hamlet
is a hamlet half a mile east of , in , , England. 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)
UN/LOCODE
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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