In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Altcar like this:
ALTCAR, a parish in Ormskirk district, Lancashire; on the river Alt, 3 miles SE of Formby r. station, and 6 WSW of Ormskirk. It includes the hamlet of Little Altcar. Post Town, Formby under Liverpool. Acres, 4,284; of which 205 are water. Real property, £5,988. Pop., 540. Houses, 82. The property is divided among a few. The surface includes some marsh. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Chester. Value, £150.* Patron, the Earl of Sefton. The church is very good. Charities, £7.
Altcar through time
Altcar is now part of West Lancashire district. Click here for graphs and data of how West Lancashire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Altcar itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Altcar in West Lancashire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9833
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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