Local Place Study - Formby Flashcards
What coast of England is formby on
What sea does it border
NW coast
Borders Irish Sea
How is formby linked to Liverpool and Southport
Railway line
Freshfield + formby station
How if formby linked to Southport
A565 road that also links to motorway network at switch island
What type of town is formby due to its transport links
A commuter town
What river flows to the south of formby
River Alt
What is happening to the coastline of long,sandy beaches and woodland
Eroding
3 factors of land use in formby (human)
- Golf courses north and east
- most is residential with a shopping centre
- small industrial estate + supermarket east of by-pass
- leisure and tourism on coast - picnic sites, footpaths, caravan site
What owns much of the coast
What is the sand dune area
The National Trust
Sandsune area is a SSI (site of special scientific interest)
What was formby‘ s population at last census (2011)
22,419
What was formby formerly known as due to its Viking origin
Fornebi
What is still some evidence in formby of older settlements
Some thatched cottages
What arrived in 1840 that led to the growth of formby
Railway
What did the main economic activity used to be before the railway
Agriculture - asparagus, buckwheat, fishing
What is statistical evidence of formby’ s population change
Census
What has happened to formby‘ s population since 1911 Since 1961 (50 years)
Quadrupled
Doubled
What was formbys settlement built along in 1890s
Linear - along railway line
5 things about formby in 1890s from map
- railway line
- lifeboat station
- surrounded by fields
- few roads, small settlements
- 2 blacksmiths ‘smithys’
- 1 station - formby
- 3 churches
- 1 inn (the freshfield)
5 things about formby in 1950s from map
- new main road by passing formby
- 2nd railway station - freshfield
- army barracks
- new secondary school (formby high)
- hospital -> now a hospice
- new housing estates e.g Ravenmeols
- formby golf club + clubhouse in north
- 6 churches
How was formby set out different in 2000s
Compact
5 things about formby in 2000s from map
- Barracks -> housing estate
- by-pass now dual carriageway (A565)
- 2nd school - range high school
- new housing estates built north + south of town
- new edge of town supermarket and small industrial estate
- leisure + tourist function (picnic sites, caravan site)
- own water treatment works
Why is there very little money out into formbys economy from tourism
Although there are the pinewoods and coast, there’s hardly anywhere to spend money there apart from ice cream vans
How does retailing benefit formbys economy
Shops in village centre
Row of shops in housing estate (grapes roundabout)
How does leisure benefit formbys economy
Sports facilities - swimming pool
Bars + restaurants + cafés
Pubs
How do services benefit formbys economy
Schools, doctors, surgeries, dentists
Banks, accountants, insurers, solicitors
