Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Crosby Beach is part of the Merseyside coastline north of Liverpool in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, England, stretching about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) North-West from the Seaforth Dock in the Port of Liverpool, through Waterloo, where it separates the sea from the Marina. The beach was awarded Keep Britain Tidy's Quality Coast Award in 2011.
Crosby Beach, the site of Anthony Gormley's Another Place statues, [1] borders the area to the west. Several of the streets in Brighton-le-Sands are, like the area itself, named after locations in Sussex ; including Hastings , Worthing and Eastbourne .
Waterloo is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, in Merseyside, England.Together with Seaforth, the two setlements make up the borough's Church ward.The area is bordered by Crosby to the north, Seaforth to the south, the Rimrose Valley country park to the east, and to the west Crosby Beach and Crosby Coastal Park.
Another Place is a piece of modern sculpture by British artist Antony Gormley located at Crosby Beach in Merseyside, England. It consists of 100 cast iron figures facing towards the sea. The figures are modelled on the artist's own naked body. [1] The work proved controversial due to the naked statues but has increased tourism to the beach.
Sefton Coast is a 4605.3 hectare (11379.9 acre) site of special scientific interest in England which stretches for 12 miles (20 km) between Southport and Waterloo, ending with Crosby Beach. The site was notified in 2000 for both its biological and geological features.
In 1907, the Victoria County History described Great Crosby's location thus: 'The ancient township of Great Crosby, which includes Waterloo, lies on the northern shore of the estuary of the Mersey, with a level sandy beach extending over three miles (5 km) from north-west to southeast; it stretches inland some two miles (3 km), and has an area of 2,168 acres (8.77 km 2), of which 1,907 acres ...
Discover the latest breaking news in the U.S. and around the world — politics, weather, entertainment, lifestyle, finance, sports and much more.
Merseyside (/ ˈ m ɜːr z i s aɪ d / MUR-zee-syde) is a ceremonial and metropolitan county in North West England.It borders Lancashire to the north, Greater Manchester to the east, Cheshire to the south, the Welsh county of Flintshire across the Dee Estuary to the southwest, and the Irish Sea to the west.