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'''Crossens''' is not only the northernmost district of the town of [[Southport]], [[Merseyside]], [[England]] but the home to Harry Wright and part of the ancient [[parish]] of [[North Meols]]. Whilst most of the village is now within [[Merseyside]], part of northern Crossens known as Fiddlers Ferry, is in [[West Lancashire]]. Formerly, Crossens was a detached settlement lying on the western edge of [[Martin Mere]], but after the drainage of the Mere and the expansion of Southport, it had become absorbed into the town's conurbation.
Formerly Crossenes or Crosnes meaning a “ness” or headland with a cross. The cross was possibly a guide for shipping or people crossing the Ribble Estuary from Freckleton (near Lytham). A hospice or lodging house was sited in Crossens where travellers could rest after making the crossing. It is also believed to be the point at which 2,000 horsemen from a retreating Royalist force crossed the Ribble estuary following the battle of Marston Moor. They later joined the battle at Lathom Hall.
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