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.
Southport is near some unmissable lakes like Carr Mill Dam,
Woodlands to visit near Southport include Carr Mill Dam.
Parks to visit near Southport include Victoria Park, John Eddleston Playing Fields, Stanley Park, Sefton Park, and Vale Park.
Old Mines to visit near Southport include Rainford Old Delf - Crank Caverns.
Hills to visit near Southport include Billinge Hill (Wigan).
Southport has some unmissable historic buildings nearby like Billinge Beacon, Liverpool Cathedral, St Johns Beacon, Speke Hall, Gateway to the former Liscard Battery, and Bidston Windmill.
The area around Southport boasts some of the best historic monuments including Billinge Beacon, and New Brighton War Memorial.
Liverpool is one of Southport's best, nearby cities to visit in Southport.
There are a number of rivers and streams near to Southport including Mersey Estuary.
Gardens to visit near Southport include St John's Gardens - Liverpool.
Liverpool One is a great place to visit close to Southport if you like shopping centres.
Don't miss Liverpool John Lennon Airport's airports if visiting the area around Southport.
Southport, Formby Beach, New Brighton, and Thurstaston Beach are great places to visit near Southport if you like beaches.
The area close to Southport boasts some of the best nature reserves including Formby Nature Reserve.
New Brighton, Eastham, Upton, Wallasey Village, West Kirby, Thurstaston, and Thornton Hough are great places to visit near Southport if you like villages.
There are a several good islands in the Southport area like Little Hilbre Island, and Hilbre Island.
Wirral Country Park is one of Southport's best, nearby country parks to visit in Southport.
Leeds and Liverpool Canal - Wigan to Liverpool Section is a great place to visit close to Southport if you like canals.
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.
