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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".