Great Altcar

Great Altcar
Church of St Michael and All Angels, a local landmark
Great Altcar Location in West Lancashire Show map of the Borough of West Lancashire Great Altcar Location within Lancashire Show map of Lancashire
Population	213 (2011)
OS grid reference	SD323063
Civil parish	Great Altcar
District	West Lancashire
Shire county	Lancashire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LIVERPOOL
Postcode district	L37
Dialling code	01704
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	West Lancashire
List of places UK England Lancashire 53°32′56″N 3°01′16″W / 53.549°N 3.021°W / 53.549; -3.021

Great Altcar is a village and civil parish in West Lancashire, England, close to Formby on the West Lancashire Coastal Plain. The population as taken at the 2011 census was 213.^[1] The name Altcar is Norse meaning "marsh by the Alt". The church of St Michael and All Angels is a timber framed structure dating from 1879.

The area is now intensively farmed. An area called The Moss is situated to the north, and is characterized by drainage dykes.

Altcar hosted hare coursing's Waterloo Cup from 1836 to 2005, originally with the patronage of William Philip Molyneux, 2nd Earl of Sefton. Altcar Training Camp, established in 1860, is actually in Hightown.