 Southport - England's Golf Coast
Southport is commonly known as England's 'Golf' coast. With nearly the highest concentration of championship links courses in the world, Southport boasts 3 of the top 20, and 7 of the the top 36 courses in the UK and Ireland.
 Royal Birkdale to host the 2008 British Open
Royal Birkdale, one of Britain's finest golf clubs has been voted the No 1 course in Britain, and is among the best in the world. Having previously hosted two Ryder Cups, the Walker and Curtis Cups, the Women's British Open and on eight occasions the Open Championship, Royal Birkdale is again to host The Open 2008 Championship on July 17-20. Visit RoyalBirkdale.com .
Southport Resort Town
As a seaside resort, its main attractions are the miles of sandy beaches and recently restored seafront, a Victorian pier (the first pier built purely for pleasure in Britain), six golf courses and the wide boulevard, Lord Street, in the town centre. The miles of sandy beachs are crowned by a magnificent promenade which forms a sculpture of the seawall. The town also has the Southport Theatre and Floral Hall.
Southport Ecomony and Events
Tourism still plays a large part of the economic make-up of Southport but its reputation of being a nice place to live brings in wealthy families commuting to Liverpool, Preston, Manchester and further afield.
Southport also hosts varied events including an annual air show and flower show, an open air classical music concert concluded with a fireworks display, a jazz festival, and the turning on of the pleasant town centre Christmas lights. On July 12th every year, there is an Orangemen's March, which is one of the busiest days of the year. Southport hosts the annual musical fireworks championships and is also home to the "Southport Weekender" , an annual dance event.
Brief History
Southport, in its present form, was founded by William Sutton (The Mad Duke) in 1792. However, there have been settlements in the area for much longer than that: the northern part of the town around St Cuthbert's church (in the part of the parish of North Meols now known as Churchtown), was mentioned in the Domesday Book, and some areas of the town have names of Viking origin.
Southport grew quickly in the 19th century as it gained a reputation for being a more refined seaside resort than its neighbour-up-the-coast Blackpool. Southport is a busy and friendly resort, with a number of activities for children, although its permanent funfair, Pleasureland closed in late 2006 (see below).
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