Southport

American

[south-pawrt, -pohrt] / ˈsaʊθˌpɔrt, -ˌpoʊrt /

noun

a seaport in Merseyside, in western England: a seaside resort town.

Southport British

/ ˈsaʊθˌpɔːt /

noun

a town and resort in NW England, in Sefton unitary authority, Merseyside on the Irish Sea. Pop: 91 404 (2001)

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Raya used to train three days a week at Southport and then do extra work with Blackburn when his loan club had days off.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

A hospital trust has admitted that nearly 50 staff members looked inappropriately at the medical records of victims of the Southport knife attack.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

The fathers of two girls who were killed in the Southport attack have crossed the finish line of the London Marathon side by side.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

Ruger is headquartered in a nondescript two-story office block in Southport, Conn., next to a massage parlor and beauty salon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Farther south, these rocks form the low coastal belt of Lancashire, edged with the longest stretches of blown sand in England, and dotted here and there with pleasure towns, like Blackpool and Southport.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" by Various

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