List of lighthouses in England
This is a list of lighthouses in England. It includes lighthouses which are no longer in use as a light but are still standing. It also includes some of the harbour and pier-head lights around the country.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Coquet
N. Foreland
St Catherine's
Details of several lighthouses and lightvessels in current use in England, together with Wales, the Channel Islands and Gibraltar can be found on the website of Trinity House.[9] Locations of major lighthouses are shown on the adjacent map.
Lighthouses
Lighthouse | Image | Location coordinates |
County | Year built | Tower height | Focal height | Range in nm | Operator and Notes |
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Anvil Point Lighthouse | Anvil Point 50°35'31"N, 1°57'36"W | Dorset | 1881 | 12 m (39 ft) | 45 m (148 ft) | 9 nautical mile | Trinity House | |
Bamburgh Lighthouse | Bamburgh 55°36'59.6"N, 1°43'27.0"W | Northumberland | 1910[10] | 9 m (30 ft)[10] | 12.5, 12 m (41, 39 ft)[10][11] | 14 nautical mile (white),[11] 11 nautical mile (red, green)[11] | Trinity House | |
Beachy Head Lighthouse | Beachy Head 50°44'1.540"N, 0°14'29.252"E | Sussex | 1902 | 43 m (141 ft) | 31 m (102 ft)[12] | 8 nautical mile[12] | Trinity House | |
Belle Tout lighthouse | Beachy Head 50°44'17.5"N, 0°12'52.2"E | Sussex | 1832 | 14 m (46 ft) | 87 m (285 ft) | ex-Trinity House Decommissioned in 1902 – replaced by Beachy Head |
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Berkeley Pill Front light | Severn Estuary 51°41'59.3"N, 2°29'24.4"W | Gloucestershire | 1937 | 8 m (26 ft) | 5 m (16 ft) | Gloucester Harbour Trustees | ||
Berkeley Pill Rear light | Severn Estuary 51°41'53.5"N, 2°29'25.4"W | Gloucestershire | 1937 | 12 m (39 ft) | 11 m (36 ft) | Gloucester Harbour Trustees | ||
Berry Head Lighthouse | Berry Head 50°24'N, 3°30'W | Devon | 1906 | 5 m (16 ft) | 58 m (190 ft)[13] | 19 nautical mile[13] | Trinity House | |
Berwick Lighthouse | Berwick-upon-Tweed 55°45'53.16"N, 1°59'6.55"W | Northumberland | 1826 | 13 m (43 ft) | 15 m (49 ft)[12] | 6 nautical mile[12] | Port of Berwick | |
Bidston Lighthouse | Bidston Hill 53°24'3.946"N, 3°4'27.304"W | Cheshire | 1873 | 21 m (69 ft) | Inactive | ex-Mersey Docks and Harbour Board Inactive since 1913 |
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Bishop Rock Lighthouse | Bishop Rock 49°52'18"N, 6°26'42"W | Cornwall | 1858[14] | 49 m (161 ft)[14] | 44 m (144 ft)[14] | 20 nautical mile[14] | Trinity House | |
Black Nore Lighthouse | Portishead 51°29'4.9"N, 2°47'58.9"W | Somerset | 1894 | 11 m (36 ft) | Inactive since 2010 | Trinity House (–2010) | ||
Blyth High Light | Blyth 55°7'31.696"N, 1°30'0.187"W | Northumberland | 1788 | 19 m (62 ft) | Inactive | Inactive since 1985 | ||
Trinity Buoy Wharf | London Borough of Tower Hamlets 51°30'27.8"N, 0°0'29.9"E | Middlesex | 1863 | Formerly used for lighting trials for Trinity House | ||||
Brownsman Lighthouse | Farne Islands 55°38'3.196"N, 1°37'32.304"W | Northumberland | 1811 | 12 m (39 ft) | Inactive | ex-Trinity House Replaced by Longstone in 1826 |
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Bull Point Lighthouse | Mortehoe 51°11'57.1"N, 4°12'4.0"W | Devon | 1879 | 11 m (36 ft) | 54 m (177 ft)[15] | 20 nautical mile[15] | Trinity House | |
Burnham-on-Sea High Lighthouse | Burnham-on-Sea 51°14'56.076"N, 2°59'56.634"W | Somerset | 1832 | 30 m (98 ft) | Inactive | Trinity House (–1993) | ||
Burnham-on-Sea Low Lighthouse | Burnham-on-Sea 51°14'54.409"N, 3°0'21.049"W | Somerset | 1832 | 9 m (30 ft) | 7, 4 m (23, 13 ft) | 12 nautical mile (white), 10 nautical mile (red, green) | Sedgemoor District Council ex-Trinity House (inactive 1969–1993) |
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Burnham-on-Sea Round Tower | Burnham-on-Sea 51°14'22.9"N, 2°59'53.9"W | Somerset | 1801 | Inactive | ex-Trinity House Replaced by High & Low lights in 1832 |
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Chapel Rock Lighthouse | Gloucestershire 51°36'25.63"N, 2°39'12.30"W | Gloucestershire | 1907 | 8 m (26 ft) | 6 m (20 ft) | 8 nautical mile | Gloucester Harbour Trustees | |
Coquet Lighthouse | Hauxley 55°20'2.400"N, 1°32'22.560"W | Northumberland | 1841[16] | 22 m (72 ft)[16] | 25 m (82 ft)[11] | 19 nautical mile (white),[11] 15 nautical mile (red)[11] | Trinity House | |
Cromer Lighthouse | Cromer 52°55'28.9"N, 1°18'59.4"E | Norfolk | 1833[17] | 18 m (59 ft)[17] | 84 m (276 ft)[18][17] | 21 nautical mile[18][17] | Trinity House | |
Crow Point Lighthouse | Braunton Burrows 51°3'58.2"N, 4°11'23.4"W | Devon | 1954 | 5 m (16 ft) | 7.6 m (25 ft) | 6 nautical mile (white),[15] 5 nautical mile (red)[15] | Minor structure categorized as a lighthouse by Trinity House | |
Dovercourt High Light | Dovercourt 51°55'49.4"N, 1°16'31.1"E | Essex | 1863 | 14 m (46 ft) | Trinity House (–1917) | |||
Dovercourt Low Light | Dovercourt 51°55'48.4"N, 1°16'41.2"E | Essex | 1863 | 8 m (26 ft) | Trinity House (–1917) | |||
Dubris Pharos | Dover Castle 51°7'42.02"N, 1°19'19.81"E | Kent | 2nd century (Julian) | 19 m (62 ft) | Also known as the Dover Pharos or Roman Pharos. Dating varies from AD 50 to 150. | |||
Dungeness Lighthouse | Dungeness 50°54'49.529"N, 0°58'10.913"E | Kent | 1904 | 44 m (144 ft) | Trinity House (–1961) | |||
Dungeness Lighthouse | Dungeness 50°54'48.600"N, 0°58'33.463"E | Kent | 1961 | 43 m (141 ft) | 40 m (130 ft)[19] | 21 nautical mile[19] | Trinity House | |
Eddystone Lighthouse | Eddystone Rocks 50°10'48"N, 4°15'36"W | Cornwall | 1882[20] | 49 m (161 ft)[20] | 41, 28 m (135, 92 ft)[13][20][12] | 17 nautical mile (white),[13][20][12] 8 nautical mile (red)[12] | Trinity House | |
Egypt Point light | Egypt Point 50°46'2.352"N, 1°18'50.047"W | Hampshire | 1897 | 7.5 m (25 ft) | Trinity House (–1989) | |||
Ellesmere Port Lighthouse | Ellesmere Port 53°17'16.8"N, 2°53'31.2"W | Cheshire | 1880 | 11 m (36 ft) | ||||
Farne Lighthouse | Farne Islands 55°36'55"N, 1°39'21"W | Northumberland | 1811[21] | 13 m (43 ft)[21] | 27 m (89 ft)[12][21] | 10 nautical mile (white),[12] 7 nautical mile (red)[12] | Trinity House | |
Fish Quay High Light | North Shields Fish Quay 55°0'31.410"N, 1°26'16.465"W | Northumberland | 1807 | 18 m (59 ft) | 42 m (138 ft) | 16 nautical mile | Newcastle-upon-Tyne Trinity House (–1990s) | |
Fish Quay Low Light | North Shields Fish Quay 55°0'32.846"N, 1°26'4.243"W | Northumberland | 1807 | 26 m (85 ft) | 25 m (82 ft) | Newcastle-upon-Tyne Trinity House (–1990s) | ||
Fish Quay Old High Light | North Shields Fish Quay 55°0'33.628"N, 1°26'12.736"W | Northumberland | 1727 | Newcastle-upon-Tyne Trinity House (–1810) | ||||
Fish Quay Old Low Light | North Shields Fish Quay 55°0'35"N, 1°26'0"W | Northumberland | 1727 | Newcastle-upon-Tyne Trinity House (–1810) | ||||
Flamborough Head Lighthouse | Flamborough Head 54°6'59.029"N, 0°4'57.191"W | Yorkshire | 1806[22] | 27 m (89 ft) | 65 m (213 ft)[23] | 24 nautical mile[23] | Trinity House | |
Pharos Lighthouse | Fleetwood 53°55'35.407"N, 3°0'27.122"W | Lancashire | 1840 | 27 m (89 ft) | 28 m (92 ft) | 9 nautical mile | Port of Fleetwood | |
Beach Lighthouse | Fleetwood 53°55'42.773"N, 3°0'32.728"W | Lancashire | 1840 | 13 m (43 ft) | 14 m (46 ft)[12] | 9 nautical mile[12] | Port of Fleetwood | |
Folkestone Lighthouse | Folkestone 51°4'33.737"N, 1°11'41.298"E | Kent | 1860 | 13 m (43 ft) | 14 m (46 ft) | 22 nautical mile | Folkestone Harbour | |
Godrevy Lighthouse | St Ives 50°14'33"N, 5°24'1"W | Cornwall | 1 March 1859 | 26 m (85 ft) | 28 m (92 ft)[15] | 8 nautical mile[15] | Trinity House | |
Gorleston (Range Rear) Lighthouse | Gorleston-on-Sea 52°34'19.819"N, 1°43'56.186"E | Suffolk | 1878 | 21 m (69 ft) | 20 m (66 ft) | Great Yarmouth Port Authority (–2007) | ||
Gorleston South Pier Lighthouse | Gorleston-on-Sea 52°34'19.6"N, 1°44'16.8"E | Suffolk | 1955 | 8 m (26 ft) | 11 m (36 ft) | 11 nautical mile | Great Yarmouth Port Authority | |
Guile Point East Lighthouse | Lindisfarne 55°44'N, 1°45'W | Northumberland | 1859[24] | 21 m (69 ft)[24] | 9 m (30 ft)[24][12] | 4 nautical mile[24][12] | Trinity House ex-Newcastle-upon-Tyne Trinity House Minor structure categorized as a lighthouse by Trinity House |
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Gunfleet Lighthouse | Frinton-on-Sea 51°46'45.1"N, 1°21'27.0"E | Essex | 1850 | 23 m (75 ft) | ||||
Hale Head Lighthouse | Hale 53°19'21.014"N, 2°47'39.566"W | Lancashire | 1906 | 18 m (59 ft) | Inactive since 1958 | |||
Happisburgh Lighthouse | Happisburgh 52°49'10.2"N, 1°32'19.3"E | Norfolk | 1791 | 26 m (85 ft) | 41 m (135 ft)[12] | 14 nautical mile[12] | Trinity House (–1990), Happisburgh Lighthouse Trust (1990–) | |
Hartland Point Lighthouse | Hartland Point 51°1'19.715"N, 4°31'31.710"W | Devon | 1874 | 18 m (59 ft) | 37 m (121 ft) | 8 nautical mile | Trinity House Still listed by Trinity House, but light now mounted separately. |
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Heugh Lighthouse | Hartlepool 54°41'47.4"N, 1°10'34.0"W | County Durham | 1927 | 16 m (52 ft) | 19 m (62 ft)[11] | 19 nautical mile[11] | PD Ports | |
Harwich High Lighthouse | Harwich 51°56'40.200"N, 1°17'18.888"E | Essex | 1818 | 21 m (69 ft) | Inactive | ex-Trinity House Replaced by Dovercourt in 1863 |
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Harwich Low Lighthouse | Harwich 51°56'36.240"N, 1°17'27.456"E | Essex | 1818 | 9 m (30 ft) | Inactive | ex-Trinity House Replaced by Dovercourt in 1863 |
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Herd Groyne Light | South Shields 55°0'28.88"N, 1°25'26.69"W | County Durham | 1882 | 15 m (49 ft) | 13 m (43 ft)[12] | 19 nautical mile (white),[12] 11 nautical mile (green, red)[12] | Port of Tyne | |
Heugh Hill Lighthouse | Lindisfarne 55°40'5.56"N, 1°47'58.56"W | Northumberland | 1826[25] | 8 m (26 ft) | 24 m (79 ft)[26] | 5 nautical mile[26] | Trinity House ex-Newcastle-upon-Tyne Trinity House Minor structure categorized as a lighthouse by Trinity House |
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Hilbre Island Lighthouse | Hilbre Island 53°23'0"N, 3°13'43"W | Cheshire | 1927[27] | 3 m (9.8 ft)[27] | 14 m (46 ft)[27][12] | 5 nautical mile[27][12] | Trinity House ex-Mersey Docks and Harbour Board Minor structure categorized as a lighthouse by Trinity House |
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Hodbarrow Beacon | Millom 54°11'38.760"N, 3°15'29.916"W | Cumberland | 1866 | 18 m (59 ft) | Inactive | ex-Hodbarrow Mining Company Replaced by Hodbarrow Haverigg in 1905 |
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Hodbarrow Haverigg Lighthouse | Haverigg 54°11'25.44"N, 3°16'3.00"W | Cumberland | 1905 | 9 m (30 ft) | 12 m (39 ft) | Hodbarrow Mining Company (–1946) | ||
Hoylake Lighthouse | Hoylake 53°23'31.236"N, 3°10'56.852"W | Cheshire | 1865 | 17 m (56 ft) | Mersey Docks and Harbour Company (–1886) | |||
Old Hunstanton Lighthouse | Hunstanton 52°56'58.664"N, 0°29'37.021"E | Norfolk | 1840 | 19 m (62 ft) | Trinity House (–1922) | |||
Hurst Point Lighthouse | Hurst Castle 50°42'29.2"N, 1°33'1.1"W | Hampshire | 1867 | 26 m (85 ft) | 23, 19 m (75, 62 ft)[28] | 13 nmi (24 km) | Trinity House | |
Ilfracombe Lighthouse | Ilfracombe 51°12'40.09"N, 4°6'46.83"W | Devon | 1819 | 11 m (36 ft) | 39 m (128 ft)[12] | 6 nautical mile[12] | Ilfracombe Harbour Board | |
Instow Front Lighthouse | Instow 51°3'37.260"N, 4°10'39.821"W | Devon | 1820 | 18 m (59 ft) | 22 m (72 ft)[29][15] | 15 nautical mile[29][15] | Minor structure categorized as a lighthouse by Trinity House | |
Instow Rear Lighthouse | Instow 51°3'31.2"N, 4°10'21.3"W | Devon | 1820 | 8.5 m (28 ft) | 38 m (125 ft)[30][15] | 15 nautical mile[30][15] | Minor structure categorized as a lighthouse by Trinity House | |
Killingholme High Lighthouse | South Killingholme 53°38'49.819"N, 0°13'7.860"W | Lincolnshire | 1876 | 24 m (79 ft) | 22 m (72 ft) | 3 nautical mile | Port of Immingham ex-Hull Trinity House |
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Killingholme North Low Lighthouse | South Killingholme 53°38'57.271"N, 0°13'10.596"W | Lincolnshire | 1851 | 14 m (46 ft) | Inactive | Hull Trinity House (–1920) | ||
Killingholme South Low Lighthouse | South Killingholme 53°38'47.544"N, 0°12'58.313"W | Lincolnshire | 1836 | 14 m (46 ft) | 10 m (33 ft)[12] | 14 nautical mile[12] | Port of Immingham ex-Hull Trinity House |
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Leasowe Lighthouse | Leasowe 53°24'47.4"N, 3°7'32.8"W | Cheshire | 1763 | 33.5 m (110 ft) | Mersey Docks and Harbour Company (–1908) | |||
Lizard Lighthouse | Lizard Point 49°57'36.7"N, 5°12'7.6"W | Cornwall | 1751 | 19 m (62 ft) | 70 m (230 ft)[31] | 26 nautical mile[31] | Trinity House | |
Longships Lighthouse | Longships 50°4'0.70"N, 5°44'48.37"W | Cornwall | 1875 | 35 m (115 ft) | 35 m (115 ft)[31] | 15 nautical mile (white),[31] 11 nautical mile (red)[31] | Trinity House | |
Longstone Lighthouse | Farne Islands 55°38'37.612"N, 1°36'39.128"W | Northumberland | 1826[32] | 26 m (85 ft)[32] | 23 m (75 ft)[11][32][33] | 24 nautical mile,[11][33] 18 nautical mile[32] | Trinity House | |
Lowestoft Lighthouse | Lowestoft 52°29'12.01"N, 1°45'29.99"E | Suffolk | 1874[34] | 16 m (52 ft)[34] | 37 m (121 ft)[18][34] | 23 nautical mile[18][34] | Trinity House | |
Lundy Old Light | Lundy 51°10'2.280"N, 4°40'23.484"W | Devon | 1820 | 29 m (95 ft) | 164 m (538 ft) | Trinity House (–1897) | ||
Lundy North Lighthouse | Lundy 51°12'6.257"N, 4°40'38.093"W | Devon | 1897[35] | 17 m (56 ft)[35] | 48 m (157 ft)[15][35] | 17 nautical mile[15] | Trinity House | |
Lundy South Lighthouse | Lundy 51°9'43.394"N, 4°39'20.873"W | Devon | 1897[36] | 16 m (52 ft)[36] | 53 m (174 ft)[15][36] | 15 nautical mile[15][36] | Trinity House | |
Lyde Rock lighthouse | Severn Estuary 51°36'52.9"N, 2°38'39.8"W | Gloucestershire | 2008 | 10 m (33 ft) | 12 m (39 ft) | 5 nautical mile | Gloucester Harbour Trustees | |
Lynmouth Foreland Lighthouse | Foreland Point 51°14'43.400"N, 3°47'12.052"W | Devon | 1900 | 15 m (49 ft) | 67 m (220 ft)[15] | 18 nautical mile[15] | Trinity House | |
Maryport Old Lighthouse | Maryport 54°43'0.883"N, 3°30'27.194"W | Cumberland | 1846 | 11 m (36 ft) | ||||
Maryport New Lighthouse | Maryport 54°43'3.8806"N, 3°30'38.0621"W | Cumberland | 1996 | 4.7 m (15 ft) | 10 m (33 ft) | 6 nautical mile | Trinity House (–2010), Maryport Harbour Authority (2010–) | |
Nab Tower | The Solent 50°40'3.0"N, 0°57'4.3"W | Hampshire | 1918[37] | 27 m (89 ft) | 17 m (56 ft)[37] | 12 nautical mile[37] | Trinity House | |
Needles Lighthouse | Alum Bay 50°39'44"N, 1°35'30"W | Hampshire | 1859 | 31 m (102 ft) | 24 m (79 ft) | 17 nautical mile | Trinity House | |
New Brighton Lighthouse | New Brighton 53°26'39.480"N, 3°2'32.316"W | Cheshire | 1830 | 28.5 m (94 ft) | 23 m (75 ft) | Also known as Perch Rock ex-Mersey Docks and Harbour Board Inactive since 1973 |
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North Foreland Lighthouse | North Foreland 51°22'32"N, 1°26'20"E | Kent | 1691[38] | 26 m (85 ft)[38] | 57 m (187 ft)[39][38] | 19 nautical mile (white),[39][12] 16 nautical mile (red),[39][12] 15 nautical mile (red)[39][12] | Trinity House | |
Orfordness | Orfordness 52.0839°N 1.5743°E | Suffolk | 1793 | 30 m (98 ft) | Unknown | Inactive | ex-Trinity House Inactive since 2013. Dismantled in July 2020 | |
Pakefield | Pakefield 52.4370°N 1.7293°E | Suffolk | 1832 | 9 m (30 ft) | 20 m (66 ft) | Inactive | ex-Trinity House Inactive since 1864 | |
Paull Lighthouse | Paull 53.7189°N 0.2345°W | East Riding of Yorkshire | 1836 | 14 m (46 ft) | Unknown | Inactive | ex-Hull Trinity House Replaced by Thorngumbald Clough in 1870 | |
Pendeen | Pendeen 50.1650°N 5.6719°W | Cornwall | 1900 | 17 m (56 ft) | 59 m (194 ft) | 16 nmi (30 km) | Trinity House | |
Peninnis | Peninnis Head 49.9046°N 6.3035°W | Isles of Scilly | 1911 | 14 m (46 ft) | 36 m (118 ft) | 9 nmi (17 km) | Trinity House | |
Plover Scar | Cockersand Abbey 53.9800°N 2.8828°W | Lancashire | 1847 | 8 m (26 ft) | 6 m (20 ft) | 6 nmi (11 km) | Lancaster Port Commission | |
Plymouth Breakwater | Plymouth Breakwater 50.3345°N 4.1587°W | Devon | 1844 | 23 m (75 ft) | 19 m (62 ft) | 12 nmi (22 km) | Ministry of Defence ex-Trinity House | |
Portishead Point | Portishead 51.4939°N 2.7719°W | Somerset | 1931 | 9 m (30 ft) | 9 m (30 ft) | 16 nmi (30 km) | Also known as Battery Point lighthouse Port of Bristol | |
Portland Bill | Portland Bill 50.5141°N 2.4563°W | Dorset | 1906 | 41 m (135 ft) | 43 m (141 ft) | 25 nmi (46 km) | Trinity House | |
Portland Bill High | Portland Bill 50.5223°N 2.4564°W | Dorset | 1869 | 12 m (39 ft) | Unknown | Inactive | ex-Trinity House Replaced by new lighthouse in 1906 | |
Portland Bill Low | Portland Bill 50.5196°N 2.4511°W | Dorset | 1869 | 25 m (82 ft) | Unknown | Inactive | ex-Trinity House Replaced by new lighthouse in 1906 | |
Portland Breakwater | Isle of Portland 50.5682°N 2.4261°W | Dorset | 1905 | 22 m (72 ft) | 22 m (72 ft) | 10 nmi (19 km) | Portland Harbour Authority | |
Rampside | Rampside 54.0864°N 3.1612°W | Cumbria | 1875 | 16 m (52 ft) | 14 m (46 ft) | 14 nmi (26 km) | Port of Barrow | |
Ramsgate West Pier | Ramsgate 51.3277°N 1.4215°E | Kent | 1842 | 11 m (36 ft) | 12 m (39 ft) | 7 nmi (13 km) | Port of Ramsgate | |
Roker Pier | Roker, Sunderland 54.9214°N 1.3524°W | Tyne and Wear | 1903 | 23 m (75 ft) | 25 m (82 ft) | 18 nmi (33 km) | Port of Sunderland | |
Round Island | Isles of Scilly 49.9783°N 6.3225°W | Isles of Scilly | 1887 | 19 m (62 ft) | 55 m (180 ft) | 24 nmi (44 km) | Trinity House | |
Royal Sovereign | Eastbourne 50.7168°N 0.4334°E | East Sussex | 1971 | 36 m (118 ft) | 28 m (92 ft) | 12 nmi (22 km) | Trinity House | |
St. Agnes | St. Agnes 49.8925°N 6.3454°W | Isles of Scilly | 1680 | 21 m (69 ft) | Unknown | Inactive | ex-Trinity House Replaced by Peninnis in 1911 | |
St Anthony's | St Anthony Head 50.1412°N 5.0161°W | Cornwall | 1835 | 19 m (62 ft) | 22 m (72 ft) | 22 nmi (41 km) | Trinity House | |
St Bees | St Bees Head 54.5137°N 3.6365°W | Cumbria | 1867 | 17 m (56 ft) | 102 m (335 ft) | 18 nmi (33 km) | Trinity House | |
St. Catherine's | St. Catherine's Point 50.5758°N 1.2983°W | Isle of Wight | 1838 | 27 m (89 ft) | 41 m (135 ft) | 25 nmi (46 km) | Trinity House | |
St. Catherine's Oratory | St. Catherine's Down 50.5932°N 1.3041°W | Isle of Wight | 1328 | 11 m (36 ft) | 240 m (787 ft) | Inactive | Britain's only remaining medieval lighthouse | |
St. Mary's | St Mary's Island 55.0717°N 1.4494°W | Tyne and Wear | 1898 | 46 m (151 ft) | Unknown | Inactive | ex-Trinity House Inactive since 1984 | |
Scarborough Pier | Scarborough 54.2819°N 0.3899°W | North Yorkshire | 1931 | 15 m (49 ft) | 17 m (56 ft) | 9 nmi (17 km) | Scarborough Ports | |
Seaton Tower | Hartlepool 54.6915°N 1.2022°W | Durham | 1839 | 19 m (62 ft) | Unknown | Inactive | ex-Tees Navigation Company Inactive since 1892 Rebuilt in Hartlepool in 1995 | |
Shoreham | Kingston by Sea 50.8309°N 0.2483°W | West Sussex | 1846 | 12 m (39 ft) | 13 m (43 ft) | 10 nmi (19 km) | Shoreham Port Authority | |
Smeaton's Tower | Plymouth Hoe 50.3644°N 4.1418°W | Devon | 1759 | 22 m (72 ft) | Unknown | Inactive | Moved from Eddystone to Plymouth Hoe in 1883 | |
Souter Point | Marsden 54.9708°N 1.3642°W | Tyne and Wear | 1871 | 23 m (75 ft) | Unknown | Inactive | ex-Trinity House Inactive since 1984 | |
South Foreland High | South Foreland 51.1404°N 1.3711°E | Kent | 1843 | 21 m (69 ft) | Unknown | Inactive | ex-Trinity House Inactive since 1988 | |
South Foreland Low | South Foreland 51.1410°N 1.3761°E | Kent | 1793 | 15 m (49 ft) | Unknown | Inactive | ex-Trinity House Inactive since 1910 | |
South Gare | South Gare 54.6474°N 1.1375°W | North Yorkshire | 1884 | 13 m (43 ft) | 16 m (52 ft) | 17 nmi (31 km) | PD Ports | |
Southsea Castle | Southsea Castle 50.7783°N 1.0883°W | Hampshire | 1828 | 10 m (33 ft) | 16 m (52 ft) | Inactive | ex-Ministry of Defence Inactive since 2017 | |
Southwold | Southwold 52.3272°N 1.6814°E | Suffolk | 1890 | 31 m (102 ft) | 37 m (121 ft) | 24 nmi (44 km) | Trinity House | |
Spurn Point | Spurn Point 53.5792°N 0.1183°E | East Riding of Yorkshire | 1895 | 39 m (128 ft) | Unknown | Inactive | ex-Trinity House Inactive since 1985 | |
Spurn Point Low | Spurn Point 53.5790°N 0.1160°E | East Riding of Yorkshire | 1852 | 27 m (89 ft) | Unknown | Inactive | ex-Trinity House Inactive since 1895 | |
Start Point | Start Point 50.2214°N 3.6386°W | Devon | 1836 | 28 m (92 ft) | 62 m (203 ft) | 25 nmi (46 km) | Trinity House | |
Tater Du | Tregurnow 50.0520°N 5.5767°W | Cornwall | 1965 | 15 m (49 ft) | 20 m (66 ft) | 23 nmi (43 km) | Trinity House | |
Teignmouth | Teignmouth 50.54247°N 3.4968°W | Devon | 1845 | 6 m (20 ft) | 10 m (33 ft) | 6 nmi (11 km) | Teignmouth Harbour Commission | |
Thorngumbald Clough High | Paull 53.7081°N 0.2257°W | East Riding of Yorkshire | 1870 | 15 m (49 ft) | 13 m (43 ft) | 9 nmi (17 km) | Port of Hull ex-Hull Trinity House | |
Thorngumbald Clough Low | Paull 53.7088°N 0.2269°W | East Riding of Yorkshire | 1870 | 9 m (30 ft) | 8 m (26 ft) | 9 nmi (17 km) | Port of Hull ex-Hull Trinity House | |
Trevose Head | Trevose Head 50.5495°N 5.0363°W | Cornwall | 1847 | 27 m (89 ft) | 62 m (203 ft) | 20 nmi (37 km) | Trinity House | |
Tyne North Pier | Tynemouth 55.0145°N 1.4028°W | Tyne and Wear | 1903 | 23 m (75 ft) | 26 m (85 ft) | 26 nmi (48 km) | Port of Tyne | |
Tyne South Pier | South Shields 55.0117°N 1.4017°W | Tyne and Wear | 1895 | 12 m (39 ft) | 15 m (49 ft) | 13 nmi (24 km) | Port of Tyne | |
Walney | Walney Island 54.0486°N 3.1772°W | Cumbria | 1804 | 24 m (79 ft) | 21 m (69 ft) | 23 nmi (43 km) | Port of Lancaster | |
Watchet Harbour | Watchet 51.1842°N 3.3286°W | Somerset | 1862 | 7 m (23 ft) | 9 m (30 ft) | 9 nmi (17 km) | Watchet Marina ex-Watchet Harbour Commissioners | |
Whitby | Whitby 54.4778°N 0.5683°W | North Yorkshire | 1858 | 13 m (43 ft) | 73 m (240 ft) | 18 nmi (33 km) | Trinity House | |
Whitby Harbour East | Whitby 54.4941°N 0.6123°W | North Yorkshire | 1855 | 17 m (56 ft) | Unknown | Inactive | Whitby Harbour Board | |
Whitby Harbour East | Whitby 54.4941°N 0.6123°W | North Yorkshire | 1914 | 7 m (23 ft) | 14 m (46 ft) | 5 nmi (9 km) | Whitby Harbour Board | |
Whitby Harbour West | Whitby 54.4942°N 0.6133°W | North Yorkshire | 1831 | 25 m (82 ft) | Unknown | Inactive | Whitby Harbour Board | |
Whitby Harbour West | Whitby 54.4942°N 0.6133°W | North Yorkshire | 1914 | 7 m (23 ft) | 14 m (46 ft) | 5 nmi (9 km) | Whitby Harbour Board | |
Whitehaven West Pier | Whitehaven 54.5528°N 3.5986°W | Cumbria | 1839 | 14 m (46 ft) | 16 m (52 ft) | 8 nmi (15 km) | Whitehaven Harbour Commissioners | |
Whitgift | Whitgift 53.6991°N 0.7577°W | East Riding of Yorkshire | Unknown | 14 m (46 ft) | 12 m (39 ft) | Unknown | Port of Goole | |
Winterton | Winterton-on-Sea 52.7130°N 1.6953°E | Norfolk | 1867 | 19 m (62 ft) | Unknown | Inactive | ex-Trinity House Inactive since 1921 | |
Withernsea | Withernsea 53.7309°N 0.0287°E | East Riding of Yorkshire | 1894 | 38 m (125 ft) | Unknown | Inactive | ex-Trinity House Inactive since 1976 | |
Wolf Rock | Wolf Rock 49.9450°N 5.8100°W | Cornwall | 1870 | 41 m (135 ft) | 34 m (112 ft) | 23 nmi (43 km) | Trinity House | |
Wyre | Fleetwood 53.953°N 3.027°W | Lancashire | 1840 | 12 m (39 ft) | 14 m (46 ft) | Inactive | Inactive since 1979 | |
Others
Lighthouse | Image | Location Coordinates |
County | Built | Tower Height | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chalk Tower, Flamborough Head | Flamborough Head 54.1180°N 0.0896°W | East Riding of Yorkshire | 1669 | 24 m (79 ft) | Used as a daymark, but never lit | |
East Nene, Sutton Bridge | Sutton Bridge 52.8083°N 0.2134°E | Lincolnshire | 1830s | 18 m (59 ft) | Used as a daymark only | |
West Nene, Sutton Bridge | Sutton Bridge 52.8086°N 0.2108°E | Lincolnshire | 1830s | 18 m (59 ft) | Used as a daymark only | |
See also
References
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