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Created page with "'''Southport''' is a seaside town in Lancashire. It faces the Irish Sea to the west and forms part of the Liverpool City Region. The town has a population (2021 census..."
'''Southport''' is a seaside town in [[Lancashire]]. It faces the [[Irish Sea]] to the west and forms part of the Liverpool City Region. The town has a population (2021 census) of 94,421.
==History==
Although the town itself was only established in the 1790s, there has been permanent settlement at the site of present-day Southport since medieval times. The [[Domesday Book]] (1086) records a settlement, ''Otergimele'', at the site of the present-day town. The name appears to be of [[Old Norse]] origin (as is the case with many local place-names), from ''Oddrgrimir'', a given name, and ''melr'' meaning a "sand-bank".
[[Category:Settlements in Lancashire]]
==History==
Although the town itself was only established in the 1790s, there has been permanent settlement at the site of present-day Southport since medieval times. The [[Domesday Book]] (1086) records a settlement, ''Otergimele'', at the site of the present-day town. The name appears to be of [[Old Norse]] origin (as is the case with many local place-names), from ''Oddrgrimir'', a given name, and ''melr'' meaning a "sand-bank".
[[Category:Settlements in Lancashire]]