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 Past and present famous residents of Formby and Freshfield
 
 
 
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 Past and present famous residents of Formby and Freshfield
 

 

 

 

 
Past and present residents of Formby include:-
 
John Parrott
snooker player & TV personality is a popular resident of Freshfield, Formby.
 
 
 
 
 
 
John Birt
 the former Director General of the BBC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dame Beryl Bainbridge
 grew up in Formby and some of her earlier books are set in the town.
 
 
 
 
 
Basil Rathbone
( the best 'Sherlock Holmes' ) visited regularly, as his sister lived here.

 
 
 
St Lukes Parish Church in Formby is the burial place of the Irish songwriter and entertainer Percy French.
 
 
Due to its proximity to the city of Liverpool, various current and former Liverpool and Everton Football Club players have lived in the Freshfield & Formby area, mainly in the Victoria Road area of the village including:-
 
 
Steven Gerrard
Liverpool FC captain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Alan Stubbs
now on the coaching staff at Everton FC
 
(who owns Woodwards Bar, Chapel Lane, Formby  and another in Birkdale Village)
 
 
 
More football connections to Formby and Freshfield
Neil Ruddock, Emlyn Hughes, John Toshack, Ray Clemence, as well as Alan Shearer, during his time at Blackburn Rovers have all chosen to live in Formby Village.. Former Liverpool F.C. players David Fairclough and Phil Neal still live in Formby Village. Fernando Torres may be having a house built close to Steven Gerrard. Manchester City player Michael Ball lives on Massams Lane, Formby Village.
 
Other past and present residents of Formby include Steve Staunton, Emlyn Hughes, Bob Latchford, Ray Clemence, Kenny Daglish, Howard Kendall, Alan Shearer, Wayne Rooney, Duncan Ferguson, John Toshack - all successful footballers.

 

 

 

 
 
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Famous residents of Formby are the  red squirrels that live in the pinewoods.

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