Ainsdale

Ainsdale
Ainsdale Village Church
Ainsdale Location in Southport Show map of Southport Ainsdale Location within Merseyside Show map of Merseyside
Population	12,723 (2001 Census)[1]
OS grid reference	SD312122
Metropolitan borough	Sefton
Metropolitan county	Merseyside
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SOUTHPORT
Postcode district	PR8
Dialling code	01704
Police	Merseyside
Fire	Merseyside
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Sefton Central
List of places UK England Merseyside 53°36′08″N 3°02′26″W / 53.6021°N 3.0405°W / 53.6021; -3.0405

Ainsdale is a village near Southport in Merseyside, England, situated three miles south of the centre of Southport. Originally in the historic county of Lancashire, at the 2001 Census it had a population of 12,723.^[1] By the time of the 2011 census, only figures for Ainsdale (ward) were available.

It makes up the southern edge of the town, separated from neighbouring Formby by RAF Woodvale. The village and roads leading to the beach are middle class areas, with some new modern developments around the station, including the addition of the private estate Village Row in 2006, and the Belway estate in 2013.