Where is Formby
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Formby is a coastal town and is part of Sefton in the north west of Merseyside. The town is built upon a large flat area of land called the West Lancashire Coastal Plain; the town is 0.5 metres below sea level at its lowest point. The River Alt runs in to the Irish Sea just south of Formby at Hightown.
The town is rurally landlocked; the land between Formby and the areas of Southport, Ormskirk and Liverpool is green belt land and is used for arable agricultural purposes. The areas around the urban fringe are drained by irrigation ditches are open areas get boggy in the winter months. Earth in urban areas is well drained, very loose and sandy.
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