North Meols
Adjoining the eastern edge of Southport is North Meols, an
extensive parish largely devoted to farming and market gardening
around the Banks area. It is said that North Meols got its name
when a Viking look-out shouted 'Meols' as his dragon-prowed ship
turned up the Ribble estuary. 'Meols', they say, is a Scandinavian
word for sand dunes.
The parish boasts a modern Community Leisure Centre which provides
first class sport facilities and meeting rooms in what was formerly
part of the old hospital buildings.
Map:
North Meols Parish