Golf courses · North West England
Formby Golf Club
Formby Golf Club — Golf club in Merseyside, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Freshfield · 0.4 km
About
Formby Golf Club is a golf course in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1884. Wikidata describes it as: "Golf club in Merseyside, England". Coordinates: 53.5690°, -3.0755°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Sefton Coast SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Ribble & Alt Estuaries
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Formby Golf Club is a golf links in Formby, Merseyside, England.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Founded in 1884, the course was redesigned by Willie Park Jr. in 1912. Over the years the course has undergone some changes, including some in 1922 by James Braid.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 53.5690, -3.0755
- District
- Sefton
- Parish
- Formby
- Postcode
- L37 1LQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Sefton Central
- Established
- 1884
- Nearest railway station
- Freshfield — 0.4 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q2908041 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Formby Golf Club (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Formby Golf Club?
- Formby Golf Club is in North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode L37 1LQ), in the parish of Formby.
- When was Formby Golf Club built?
- Built or established in 1884.
- Is Formby Golf Club a protected site?
- Yes — Formby Golf Club is part of the Sefton Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Ribble & Alt Estuaries Ramsar wetland.
- How do I get to Formby Golf Club?
- The nearest railway station is Freshfield, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode L37 1LQ.