Ainsdale

Ainsdale
Ainsdale Village Church
Ainsdale is located in Southport
Ainsdale
Ainsdale
Location in Southport
Ainsdale is located in Merseyside
Ainsdale
Ainsdale
Location within Merseyside
Population12,723 (2001 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceSD312122
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSOUTHPORT
Postcode districtPR8
Dialling code01704
PoliceMerseyside
FireMerseyside
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Merseyside
53°36′08″N 3°02′26″W / 53.6021°N 3.0405°W / 53.6021; -3.0405

Ainsdale is a village near Southport, in the Sefton district, in Merseyside, England, situated three miles south of the centre of Southport. Originally in the historic county of Lancashire, at the 2001 Census it had a population of 12,723.[1] By the time of the 2011 census, only figures for Ainsdale (ward) were available.

It makes up the southern edge of the town, separated from neighbouring Formby by RAF Woodvale. The village and roads leading to the beach are middle class areas, with some new modern developments around the station, including the addition of the private estate Village Row in 2006, and the Belway estate in 2013.

  1. ^ a b 2001 Census: Ainsdale, Office for National Statistics, archived from the original on 25 May 2011, retrieved 24 October 2007