Archives and libraries

Local studies information is held at Crosby library.

Cemeteries

• Harkirk, Catholic Graveyard

• St Mary, Back Lane, Roman Catholic

Monumental inscriptions, St Mary's RC church

Census

Details about the census records, and indexes for Little Crosby.

Church History

St. Mary's RC church

Church Records

• Harkirk, Catholic Graveyard

• St Stephen, Church of England, Hightown

• Our Lady of the Victories, Sandy Lane, Roman Catholic, Hightown
• St Mary, Back Lane, Roman Catholic

You can also perform a more selective search for churches in the Little Crosby area that are recorded in the GENUKI church database. This will also help identify churches in nearby townships and/or parishes. You also have the option to see the location of the churches marked marked on a map.

If you keep this page loaded for a very long time and the database is updated since loading it, the church links above may become stale and may display the wrong church. If this happens, reloading this page will correct them.

Civil Registration

The Register Office covering the Little Crosby area is Sefton South.

Gazetteers

Ask for the gazetteer for a calculation of the distance from Little Crosby to another place.

Historical Geography

In 1835 Little Crosby was a township in the parish of Sefton.

History

Edmund Crighton's description of Little Crosby's history.

Maps

View maps of Little Crosby and places within its boundaries.

Probate Records

For probate purposes prior to 1858, Little Crosby was in the Archdeaconry of Chester, in the Diocese of Chester. The original Lancashire wills for the Archdeaconry of Chester are held at the Lancashire Record Office.