36-713: Rossett Park is a football ground in Crosby, Merseyside that has been home to Marine A.F.C. since 1904. It has been called the Marine Travel Arena for sponsorship since 2015. Marine currently play in the National League North and share the ground with A.F.C. Liverpool in the North West Counties League Premier Division. Everton F.C.'s women's club played home matches at Rossett Park from 1998 to 2013. Rossett Park has three sides with
72-581: A capacity of 2,250 (400 Seated) and is famous for hosting Tottenham Hotspur F.C. in the FA Cup 3rd round in January 2021. Crosby is served by the railway stations of Hall Road , Blundellsands and Crosby , and Waterloo , on the Northern Line of the region's commuter rail network, Merseyrail . Trains run between Southport and Hunts Cross via Liverpool Central . Bus services run by Arriva and Stagecoach link
108-554: A multi-sport club featuring cricket, hockey, crown green bowls, squash, racketball and snooker, is situated in the Moor Park area of Crosby. Near Thornton . Crosby Marina is the home of Crosby Sailing Club and is open to all dinghy sailors of any ability or experience. The marina is also a venue for the Crosby Scout and Guide Marina Club , who offer dinghy and kayak sailing to local youngsters. Blundellsands Bridge Club, affiliated to
144-542: A two-year ground share agreement with North West Counties Premier Division side A.F.C. Liverpool that continues in the current season. Borussia Dortmund trained at the grounds in April 2016 prior to the club's Europa League quarter-final tie against Liverpool. In December 2020, Marine drew Tottenham Hotspur F.C. at home in the FA Cup's third round. The match was played on 10 January 2021 and Tottenham won 0–5. On 30 December 2020,
180-462: Is a metropolitan borough of Merseyside , England. It was formed on 1 April 1974 , by the amalgamation of the county boroughs of Bootle and Southport , the municipal borough of Crosby , the urban districts of Formby and Litherland , and part of West Lancashire Rural District . It consists of a coastal strip of land on the Irish Sea which extends from Southport in the north to Bootle in
216-698: Is also home to the Royal Birkdale Golf Club which has played host to the Open Championship , Ryder Cup , Walker Cup and Curtis Cup . This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of Sefton at current basic prices published (pp. 240–53) by Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of British Pounds Sterling. ^ Components may not sum to totals due to rounding ^ includes hunting and forestry ^ includes energy and construction ^ includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured At
252-474: Is covered by a range of council wards as detailed above: the Victoria ward , covers Great Crosby and North Waterloo, and is represented by three councillors. They are now all Labour Party councillors Michael Roche, Leslie Byrom CBE FRCIS, and Jan Grace. Crosby, Merseyside is twinned with Capri , Italy. Crosby as an area was composed of a string of settlements along the Irish Sea coast. These areas were part of
288-696: Is home to Antony Gormley's art installation Another Place . The sea views were described in the 19th century by a First Lord of the Admiralty as second only to the Bay of Naples . Crosby's environs include several miles of beach , a marina , a number of parks and a large area of woodland known as Ince Woods. Crosby is home to a now closed Carnegie Library built with donations from the American steel magnate Andrew Carnegie . Distinctive buildings in Crosby Village include
324-624: Is served by the local newspaper, Liverpool Echo (and also formerly the Crosby Herald ). Marine AFC ( association football ) and Waterloo RUFC ( rugby union ) are both based in the area. Crosby is also home to Crosby Swimming Club, a member of the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA). Who are also in m and d division one and headed by head coach Lee Martin and supported by many other experienced coaches such as Nigel Forshaw, Damien Lyons and Ben Gilbertson The Northern Club ,
360-600: The Art Nouveau -inspired Crown Buildings and ten pubs – The Crows Nest, The Birkey, The George, Blues Bar, Frankies, Stamps, Corkscrew, Hampsons and Suburb 24. In recent years Crosby has featured in The Sunday Times "Best Places to Live" list. Crosby is also home to Rossett Park Stadium home of Marine A.F.C. who play their football in the Northern Premier League Premier Division . It has
396-581: The Earl of Sefton and the Earl of Derby , resident of Knowsley Hall , and the adjacent borough was subsequently named Knowsley. A Sefton Rural District covering some of the villages in the district existed from 1894 to 1932. The Metropolitan Borough of Sefton is one of the six constituent local government districts of the Liverpool City Region . Since 1 April 2014, some of the borough's responsibilities have been pooled with neighbouring authorities within
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#1732895475892432-663: The English Bridge Union , provides facilities for learning and playing Rubber Bridge and Duplicate Bridge . Crosby Table Tennis Club is also based in Crosby High School. They compete in the Liverpool and Southport Table Tennis League Systems. Crosby is home to Open qualifying venue and the 9th oldest golf club in England - West Lancashire Golf Club Metropolitan Borough of Sefton The Metropolitan Borough of Sefton
468-562: The Nigerian football team toured the United Kingdom and played its first official matches against amateur and semi-professional clubs. Nigeria faced Marine at Rosset Park during this tour. While the official crowd was 4,000, many estimated 6,000 to have watched the match. Marine defeated Barnsley F.C. 3 to 1 at Rossett Park in the first round of the 1975–76 FA Cup on 22 November 1975. Marine would draw with Hartlepool United F.C. at home in
504-648: The urban districts of Great Crosby and Waterloo with Seaforth and the Municipal Borough of Crosby before it too was abolished and became part of the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton . These areas are: At the 2001 UK census , Crosby had a population of 51,789. The 2001 population density was 12,502 inhabitants per square mile (4,827/km ), with a 100 to 89.2 female-to-male ratio. Of those over 16 years old, 31.2% were single (never married), 43.2% married and 8.2% divorced. The proportion of divorced people
540-545: The 2011 census, there were 265,010 usual residents of Sefton aged 3 or over whose main language was declared. The 10 most common main languages were as follows: 1,794 (0.68%) usual residents over the age of 3 had a different main language to the above languages. Sefton is twinned with: The following people, military units and Organisations and Groups have received the Freedom of the Borough of Sefton. In terms of television,
576-520: The 2012–2013 season. In January 2011, Marine announced plans to invest £150,000 to renovate the stadium. During the 2012 summer off-season, Marine replaced the outdated floodlights with a contemporary four-corner system that met the Football League's minimum requirements. The club later built a 130-seat covered stand at the Crosender Road end of the ground. On 25 January 2014, the club announced
612-663: The 31.0% for the Sefton borough. Independent schools in the area include Merchant Taylors' Boys School , Merchant Taylors' Girls' School , St Mary's College and Streatham Arts School. There are also several comprehensive schools , including Chesterfield High School , Holy Family Catholic High School , St. Michael's Church of England High School (formerly Manor High Secondary School) and Sacred Heart Catholic College (formerly Sacred Heart Catholic High School, formerly Seafield Grammar School). Primary schools include Forefield Junior school Great Crosby Catholic school Crosby Beach
648-709: The Crosby constituency was abolished and Crosby town was divided between two constituencies, with the two electoral wards of South Crosby, Church and Victoria, containing the urbanised bulk of the town which includes the areas of Great Crosby , Waterloo and Seaforth , being absorbed into the expanded Bootle constituency , represented by the Labour MP Peter Dowd , and the two electoral wards of northern Crosby, Blundellsands and Manor, which contains residential suburban areas such as, Blundellsands , Brighton-Le-Sands , Little Crosby , Thornton , and Hightown , forming part of
684-465: The Liverpool City region had been placed under Covid restrictions that precluded the public's attendance at the match. Residents of the homes adjoining Rossett Park watched the FA Cup match from their gardens, windows, and trees. The match was broadcast internationally on BBC 1 . Marine had estimated a sell out crowd that would generate £100,000 in revenue for the club. In place of tickets to attend
720-610: The Marine Travel Company signed a nine-year agreement to succeed Arriva PLC and rename Rossett Park as the Marine Travel Arena. The agreement continues through the 2023–2024 season. Crosby, Merseyside Crosby is a coastal town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton , Merseyside , England . Historically in Lancashire , it is north of Bootle , south of Southport and Formby , and west of Netherton . It abuts
756-518: The UK national government and the combined authority over a possible devolution deal to confer greater powers on the region, including whether to introduce an elected 'Metro Mayor' to oversee the entire metropolitan area. The existence of Sefton has been an ongoing local controversy, especially in Southport , where local Members of Parliament (MPs) and councillors have campaigned for separation from Bootle and
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#1732895475892792-480: The area is served by BBC North West and ITV Granada broadcasting from the Winter Hill transmitter. The borough is served by both BBC Radio Merseyside and BBC Radio Lancashire . Other radio stations including Heart North West , Smooth North West , Dune Radio , Hits Radio Liverpool , Hits Radio Lancashire , Greatest Hits Radio Liverpool & The North West and Greatest Hits Radio Lancashire . The area
828-553: The areas of Blundellsands to the north and Waterloo to the south. It is approximately 6 miles (9.6 km) north of Liverpool City Centre . The town has Viking roots in common with the other -by suffixed settlements of Formby to the north and Kirkby to the east. Crosby was known as Krossabyr in Old Norse , meaning "village with the cross". The settlement was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Crosebi , and by
864-531: The council is composed of 41 Labour councillors, 12 for The Liberal Democrat and Progressive Alliance Group, six Conservatives , and five for The Independents Group. There are two vacancies. The borough has a strong income from tourism, most of whom visit the Aintree Grand National , the most valuable horse race in Europe, Anthony Gormley 's Another Place at Crosby Beach and Southport . Birkdale
900-414: The match, Marine offered and sold 30,697 "virtual tickets" and raised more than £300,000 for the club. As a result of the FA Cup run, Marine were able to redevelop the ground's club room and function suite as a pub open to the public called the 1894 Bar & Bistro. On the 3rd May 2022, the club began to dig up the pitch to install a new 4G pitch, after delaying it from the previous summer. This again
936-601: The metropolitan area and subsumed into the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority . The combined authority has effectively become the top-tier administrative body for the local governance of the city region and the leader of Sefton Council, along with the five other leaders from neighbouring local government districts, take strategic decisions over economic development, transport, employment and skills, tourism, culture, housing and physical infrastructure. In July 2015, negotiations took place between
972-490: The new Sefton Central constituency represented by Bill Esterson , also a Labour MP. Crosby became part of the municipal borough of Crosby in 1937 by the merger of the urban districts of Great Crosby and Waterloo with Seaforth , both in the administrative county of Lancashire . This borough was succeeded by the new Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside on 1 April 1974. For elections to Sefton Council Crosby
1008-487: The possible inclusion of the town as a district in the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire . It was highlighted after the 2012 local government election that different regions in Sefton had vastly different socio-economic backgrounds and needs. There are high levels of poverty around the Bootle area and central Southport . The council has 66 councillors, three for each of the borough's 22 wards : As of April 2021 ,
1044-500: The primary covered stand, including the modest press area, behind one of the goals. The dugout length of the field is behind residences on Rossett Road. Marine A.F.C.'s supporters association operates a merchandise shop at the ground. Rossett Park has been in use for organised sport since 1884 when rugby union was played on the pitch. Marine A.F.C. was founded in 1894. The club first played its home matches at Waterloo Park, and moved one-mile north to Rossett Park in 1904. In October 1949,
1080-545: The second round, and lose in the replay at Victoria Park . In the 1990s, Marine had won the Northern Premier League on two occasions but had been unable to accept promotion due to Rossett Park's structural limitations. Everton F.C. women played its home fixtures at Rossett Park beginning in 1998. The club won the National Premier League in this first season. Everton women played at Rossett Park through
1116-476: The south, and an inland part to Maghull in the south-east, bounded by the city of Liverpool to the south, the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley to the south-east, and West Lancashire to the east. It is named after Sefton , near Maghull. When the borough was created, a name was sought that would not unduly identify the borough with any of its constituent parts, particularly the former county boroughs of Bootle and Southport. The area had strong links with both
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1152-545: The town to Liverpool, Southport and Preston. Local news and television programmes are provided by BBC North West and ITV Granada . The local television station TalkLiverpool also broadcasts to the area. Television signals are received from the Winter Hill TV transmitter. Local radio stations are BBC Radio Merseyside , Heart North West , Capital Liverpool , Hits Radio Liverpool , Smooth North West and Greatest Hits Radio Liverpool & The North West . The town
1188-492: The year 1212 had become Crosseby . Local people are known as Crosbeians and were referred to as such in the local press but the term is little used today. The opening of the Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway in 1848 resulted in the growth of Crosby as a suburb of Liverpool . Crosby formed part of the Crosby parliamentary constituency from 1950 until 2010. The Member of Parliament (MP) for Crosby from 1997 until 2010
1224-523: Was Claire Curtis-Thomas , a member of the Labour Party ; prior to her election the seat was generally considered to be a safe Conservative Party stronghold with Tory MPs elected at every election barring the 1981 Crosby by-election where Shirley Williams of the Social Democratic Party was elected to represent the constituency. As a result of boundary revisions for the 2010 general election
1260-537: Was above that of Sefton and England (both 6.6%), and the incidences of those who were single and married differed significantly from the national and Sefton averages (Sefton: 43.1% single, 35.5% married; England: 44.3% single, 34.7% married). Sefton's 21,250 households included 32.7% one-person, 35.7% married couples living together, 6.6% were co-habiting couples, and 11.3% single parents with their children. Of those aged 16–74, 28.1% had no academic qualifications , similar to 28.9% in all of England and slightly lower than
1296-536: Was funded with the income from the FA Cup run in the 20–21 season. Marine A.F.C. has sold sponsorship naming rights to Rossett Park for use in advertising since 2006. Arriva PLC transportation firm sponsored the ground between 2006 and 2015, and it was called the Arriva Stadium. The Marine Travel Company, founded in 2002 and based in Canterbury , became Marine A.F.C.'s front of shirt sponsor in 2012. In June 2015,
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