Southport is a Town in the county of Merseyside.
Southport postcode: PR8 1AH
There are great places to visit near Southport including some great towns, lakes, woodlands, parks, old mines, hills, historic buildings, historic monuments, cities, rivers and streams, gardens, shopping centres, airports, beaches, nature reserves, villages, islands, country parks and canals.
St Helens, Billinge, Speke, Southport, Formby, Wallasey, and Birkenhead are some of Southport best towns to visit near Southport.
There are a several good lakes in the area around Southport like Carr Mill Dam.
There are a several good woodlands in the area around Southport like Carr Mill Dam.
There are a number of parks near Southport including Victoria Park, John Eddleston Playing Fields, Stanley Park, Sefton Park, and Vale Park.
Southport is near some unmissable old mines like Rainford Old Delf - Crank Caverns,
Billinge Hill (Wigan) is a great place to visit close to Southport if you like hills.
There are a number of historic buildings near Southport including Billinge Beacon, Liverpool Cathedral, St Johns Beacon, Speke Hall, Gateway to the former Liscard Battery, and Bidston Windmill.
Billinge Beacon, and New Brighton War Memorial are some of Southport best historic monuments to visit near Southport.
The area around Southport's best cities can be found at Liverpool.
Don't miss Mersey Estuary's rivers and streams if visiting the area around Southport.
Gardens to visit near Southport include St John's Gardens - Liverpool.
Shopping Centres to visit near Southport include Liverpool One.
The area around Southport's best airports can be found at Liverpool John Lennon Airport.
Southport, Formby Beach, New Brighton, and Thurstaston Beach are some of Southport best beaches to visit near Southport.
Don't miss Formby Nature Reserve's nature reserves if visiting the area around Southport.
Southport's best nearby villages can be found at New Brighton, Eastham, Upton, Wallasey Village, West Kirby, Thurstaston, and Thornton Hough.
Southport's best nearby islands can be found at Little Hilbre Island, and Hilbre Island.
Don't miss Wirral Country Park's country parks if visiting the area around Southport.
The area close to Southport boasts some of the best canals including Leeds and Liverpool Canal - Wigan to Liverpool Section.
Southport History
There are some historic monuments around Southport:
Places to see near Southport
History of Southport
The first real evidence of an early settlement here is in the Domesday Book, in which the area is called Otergimele. The name is derived from Oddrgrimir meaning the son of Grimm and is linked to the Old Norse word melr meaning sandbank. The Domesday Book states that there were 50 huts in Otergimele, housing a population of 200. The population was scattered thinly across the region and it was at the northeast end of Otergimele (present day Crossens), where blown sand gave way to alluvial deposits from the River Ribble estuary, that a small concentration of people occurred. The alluvium provided fertile agricultural land and the river itself stocks of fish.
