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Frankby () is a hamlet on the Wirral Peninsula, England, and is located between Greasby and West Kirby. It is part of the Greasby, Frankby & Irby Ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral and is situated in the parliamentary constituency of Wirral West. According to the 2001 Census, of a total ward population of 14,667, 310 people live in Frankby. At the 2011 Census Frankby was no longer measured separately. For the ward population see Greasby. ==History== The name Frankby come from the Old Norse ''Frankis-byr'', meaning "Franki's/Frakki's (Frenchman's) farm". The ''"by"'' suffix, included in neighbouring place names such as Greasby, Irby and Pensby, applies to settlements believed to be Viking in origin. The settlement of Frankby was mentioned in the ''Domesday Book'' entry for neighbouring Greasby. Frankby was formerly a township in the West Kirby Parish of the Wirral Hundred. The population was 90 in 1801, 138 in 1851, 248 in 1901 and 413 in 1951. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Frankby」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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