Since I moved to the North West in 1995 I have lived in Ainsdale, part of Southport, Merseyside. It is situated on the coast around 15 miles north of Liverpool. The area is famous for its beach (where Red Rum trained, early land speed records were set and one of the few beaches in the North West in recent times to win awards for its upkeep) and its sand-dunes (home of the rare Natterjack Toad).
A brief history of Ainsdale can be found on the pages of St. John's Church, Ainsdale
The Sefton Coastal Partnership have a very good Coastal Heritage website at http://www.seftoncoast.org.uk/history.html
Click here for some picures of modern Ainsdale and more historical information about parts of our village.
St John's Church
Homepage
Ainsdale
Methodist Church
Hospice Africa
Merseyside Police
Ainsdale High School
Birkdale and Ainsdale
Historical Research Society
Natterjack
Toad Project
Sefton Council
Ainsdale Community Care Scheme
Ainsdale Cricket Club
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I am aware that I have only scratched the surface of the history of Ainsdale, if you have any information which may be of interest please e-mail me at: pellis@iee.org or you can use my feedback page. I would also like to hear from you if you believe the information here to be incorrect.