List of lighthouses in England
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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]
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.
Active lighthouses[]
Lighthouse | Image | Location & coordinates | County | Year built | Tower height | Focal height | Range | Operator | NGA number |
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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 nmi (17 km; 10 mi) | Trinity House | 114-0544 | |
Bamburgh Lighthouse | Bamburgh 55°37′0″N 1°43′27″W | Northumberland | 1910[10] | 9 m (30 ft)[10] | 12 m (39 ft)[11] | 14 nmi (26 km; 16 mi)[11] (white), 11 nmi (20 km; 13 mi)[11] (red green) | Trinity House[10] | 114-2252 | |
Beachy Head Lighthouse | Beachy Head 50°44′2″N 0°14′29″E[12] | Sussex | 1902 | 43 m (141 ft) | 31 m (102 ft)[13] | 8 nmi (15 km; 9.2 mi)[13] | Trinity House | 114-1140[13] | |
Berkeley Pill Front light | Severn Estuary 51°41′59″N 2°29′24″W | Gloucestershire | 1937 | 8 m (26 ft) | 5 m (16 ft) | Gloucester Harbour Trustees | |||
Berkeley Pill Rear light | Severn Estuary 51°41′54″N 2°29′25″W | Gloucestershire | 1937 | 12 m (39 ft) | 11 m (36 ft) | Gloucester Harbour Trustees | |||
Berry Head Lighthouse | Berry Head 50°23′58″N 3°29′0″W | Devon | 1906 | 5 m (16 ft) | 58 m (190 ft)[11] | 19 nmi (35 km; 22 mi)[11] | Trinity House | 114-0344 | |
Berwick Lighthouse | Berwick-upon-Tweed 55°45′53″N 1°59′7″W | Northumberland | 1826 | 13 m (43 ft) | 15 m (49 ft)[13] | 6 nmi (11 km; 6.9 mi)[13] | Port of Berwick | 114-2264[13] | |
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 nmi (37 km; 23 mi)[14] | Trinity House[14] | 114-4 | |
Bull Point Lighthouse | Mortehoe 51°11′57″N 4°12′4″W | Devon | 1879 | 11 m (36 ft) | 54 m (177 ft)[11] | 20 nmi (37 km; 23 mi)[11] | Trinity House | 114-6228 | |
Burnham-on-Sea Low Lighthouse | Burnham-on-Sea 51°14′54″N 3°0′21″W[12] | Somerset | 1832[a] | 9 m (30 ft) | Sedgemoor District Council[b] | 114-6172 | |||
Chapel Rock Lighthouse | Gloucestershire 51°36′26″N 2°39′12″W | Gloucestershire | 1907 | 8 m (26 ft) | 6 m (20 ft) | 8 nmi (15 km; 9.2 mi) | Gloucester Harbour Trustees | 114-5994 | |
Coquet Lighthouse | Hauxley 55°20′2″N 1°32′23″W[12] | Northumberland | 1841[15] | 22 m (72 ft)[15] | 25 m (82 ft)[11] | 19 nmi (35 km; 22 mi)[11] (white), 15 nmi (28 km; 17 mi)[11] (red) | Trinity House[15] | 114-2228 | |
Cromer Lighthouse | Cromer[12] 52°55′29″N 1°19′0″E[12] | Norfolk | 1833[16] | 18 m (59 ft)[16] | 84 m (276 ft)[11][16] | 21 nmi (39 km; 24 mi)[11][16] | Trinity House[16] | 114-1676 | |
Crow Point Lighthouse | Braunton Burrows 51°3′58″N 4°11′23″W | Devon | 1954 | 5 m (16 ft) | 7.6 m (25 ft) | 6 nmi (11 km; 6.9 mi)[11] (white), 5 nmi (9.3 km; 5.8 mi)[11] (red) | Trinity House | 114-6240 | |
Dungeness Lighthouse | Dungeness 50°54′49″N 0°58′33″E[12] | Kent | 1961 | 43 m (141 ft) | 40 m (130 ft)[11] | 21 nmi (39 km; 24 mi)[11] | Trinity House | 114-1220 | |
Eddystone Lighthouse | Eddystone Rocks 50°10′48″N 4°15′54″W | Cornwall | 1882[17] | 49 m (161 ft)[17] | 41 m (135 ft)[11][17][13], 28 m (92 ft)[13] | 17 nmi (31 km; 20 mi)[11][17][13] (white), 8 nmi (15 km; 9.2 mi)[13] (red) | Trinity House[17] | 114-132[13] | |
Farne Lighthouse | Farne Islands 55°36′55″N 1°39′21″W[12] | Northumberland | 1811[18] | 13 m (43 ft)[18] | 27 m (89 ft)[13][18] | 10 nmi (19 km; 12 mi)[13] (white), 7 nmi (13 km; 8.1 mi)[13] (red) | Trinity House[18] | 114-2256[13] | |
Flamborough Head Lighthouse | Flamborough Head 54°6′59″N 0°4′57″W[12] | Yorkshire | 1806[19] | 27 m (89 ft) | 65 m (213 ft)[11] | 24 nmi (44 km; 28 mi)[11] | Trinity House | 114-1964[13] | |
Pharos Lighthouse | Fleetwood[12] 53°55′35″N 3°0′27″W[12] | Lancashire | 1840 | 27 m (89 ft) | 28 m (92 ft) | 9 nmi (17 km; 10 mi) | Port of Fleetwood | 114-5156 | |
Beach Lighthouse | Fleetwood[12] 53°55′43″N 3°0′33″W[12] | Lancashire | 1840 | 13 m (43 ft) | 14 m (46 ft)[13] | 9 nmi (17 km; 10 mi)[13] | Port of Fleetwood | 114-5152 | |
Folkestone Lighthouse | Folkestone[12] 51°4′34″N 1°11′41″E[12] | Kent | 1860 | 13 m (43 ft) | 14 m (46 ft) | 22 nmi (41 km; 25 mi) | Folkestone Harbour | 114-1228 | |
Godrevy Lighthouse | St Ives 50°14′33″N 5°24′1″W[12] | Cornwall | 1 Mar 1859 | 26 m (85 ft) | 28 m (92 ft)[11] | 8 nmi (15 km; 9.2 mi)[11] | Trinity House | 114-6284 | |
Gorleston South Pier Lighthouse | Gorleston-on-Sea 52°34′20″N 1°44′17″E | Suffolk | 1955 | 8 m (26 ft) | 11 m (36 ft) | 11 nmi (20 km; 13 mi) | Great Yarmouth Port Authority | 114-1624 | |
Guile Point East Lighthouse | Lindisfarne 55°39′30″N 1°47′35″W | Northumberland | 1859[20] | 29 ft (8.8 m)[13] | 9 m (30 ft)[20][13] | 4 nmi (7.4 km; 4.6 mi)[20][13] | Trinity House[20] (from Nov 1995), Newcastle-upon-Tyne Trinity House (until Nov 1995)[c] | 114-2262[13] | |
Happisburgh Lighthouse | Happisburgh 52°49′10″N 1°32′19″E | Norfolk | 1791 | 26 m (85 ft) | 41 m (135 ft)[13] | 14 nmi (26 km; 16 mi)[13] | Trinity House (until 1990), Happisburgh Lighthouse Trust (from 1990) | 114-1668 | |
Hartland Point Lighthouse | Hartland Point 51°1′20″N 4°31′32″W[12] | Devon | 1874 | 18 m (59 ft) | 37 m (121 ft) | 8 nmi (15 km; 9.2 mi) | Trinity House[d] | 114-6252 | |
Heugh Lighthouse | Hartlepool 54°41′47″N 1°10′34″W | County Durham | 1927 | 16 m (52 ft) | 19 m (62 ft)[11] | 19 nmi (35 km; 22 mi)[11] | PD Ports | 114-2056 | |
Herd Groyne Light | South Shields 55°0′29″N 1°25′27″W | County Durham | 1882 | 15 m (49 ft) | 13 m (43 ft)[13] | 19 nmi (35 km; 22 mi)[13] (white), 11 nmi (20 km; 13 mi)[13] (green red) | Port of Tyne | 114-2112 | |
Heugh Hill Lighthouse | Lindisfarne 55°40′6″N 1°47′59″W | Northumberland | 1826[21] | 8 m (26 ft) | 24 m (79 ft)[21] | 5 nmi (9.3 km; 5.8 mi)[21] | Trinity House[21][c] | 114-2263 | |
Hilbre Island Lighthouse | Hilbre Island 53°23′0″N 3°13′43″W | Cheshire | 1927[22] | 3 m (9.8 ft)[22] | 14 m (46 ft)[22][13] | 5 nmi (9.3 km; 5.8 mi)[22][13] | Trinity House[22][e] | 114-5380[13] | |
Hurst Point Lighthouse | Hurst Castle 50°42′29″N 1°33′1″W | Hampshire | 1867 | 26 m (85 ft) | 23 m (75 ft)[11], 19 m (62 ft)[11] | 13 nmi (24 km) | Trinity House | 114-0596 | |
Ilfracombe Lighthouse | Ilfracombe 51°12′40″N 4°6′47″W | Devon | 1819 | 11 m (36 ft) | 39 m (128 ft)[13] | 6 nmi (11 km; 6.9 mi)[13] | Ilfracombe Harbour Board | 114-6220 | |
Instow Front Lighthouse | Instow 51°3′37″N 4°10′40″W | Devon | 1820 | 18 m (59 ft) | 22 m (72 ft)[23][11] | 15 nmi (28 km; 17 mi)[23][11] | Trinity House | ||
Instow Rear Lighthouse | Instow 51°3′31″N 4°10′21″W | Devon | 1820 | 8.5 m (28 ft) | 38 m (125 ft)[24][11] | 15 nmi (28 km; 17 mi)[24][11] | Trinity House | 114-6236 | |
Killingholme High Lighthouse | South Killingholme 53°38′50″N 0°13′8″W[12] | Lincolnshire | 1876 | 24 m (79 ft) | 22 m (72 ft) | 3 nmi (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) | Port of Immingham[f] | 114-1916 | |
Killingholme South Low Lighthouse | South Killingholme 53°38′48″N 0°12′58″W[12] | Lincolnshire | 1836 | 14 m (46 ft) | 10 m (33 ft)[13] | 14 nmi (26 km; 16 mi)[13] | Port of Immingham[f] | 114-1912 | |
Lizard Lighthouse | Lizard Point 49°57′37″N 5°12′7″W | Cornwall | 1751 | 19 m (62 ft) | 70 m (230 ft)[11] | 26 nmi (48 km; 30 mi)[11] | Trinity House | 114-0064 | |
Longships Lighthouse | Longships 50°4′1″N 5°44′48″W | Cornwall | 1875 | 35 m (115 ft) | 35 m (115 ft)[11] | 15 nmi (28 km; 17 mi)[11] (white), 11 nmi (20 km; 13 mi)[11] (red) | Trinity House | 114-0024 | |
Longstone Lighthouse | Farne Islands 55°38′38″N 1°36′39″W[12] | Northumberland | 1826[25] | 26 m (85 ft)[25] | 23 m (75 ft)[11][25][13] | 24 nmi (44 km; 28 mi)[11][13], 18 nmi (33 km; 21 mi)[25] | Trinity House[25] | 114-2260[13] | |
Lowestoft Lighthouse | Lowestoft 52°29′12″N 1°45′30″E | Suffolk | 1874[26] | 16 m (52 ft)[26] | 37 m (121 ft)[11][26] | 23 nmi (43 km; 26 mi)[11][26] | Trinity House[26] | 114-1620 | |
Lundy North Lighthouse | Lundy 51°12′6″N 4°40′38″W[12] | Devon | 1897[27] | 17 m (56 ft)[27] | 48 m (157 ft)[11][27] | 17 nmi (31 km; 20 mi)[11] | Trinity House[27] | 114-6244 | |
Lundy South Lighthouse | Lundy 51°9′43″N 4°39′21″W[12] | Devon | 1897[28] | 16 m (52 ft)[28] | 53 m (174 ft)[11][28] | 15 nmi (28 km; 17 mi)[11][28] | Trinity House[28] | 114-6248 | |
Lyde Rock lighthouse | Severn Estuary 51°36′53″N 2°38′40″W | Gloucestershire | 2008 | 10 m (33 ft) | 12 m (39 ft) | 5 nmi (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) | Gloucester Harbour Trustees | ||
Lynmouth Foreland Lighthouse | Foreland Point 51°14′43″N 3°47′12″W[12] | Devon | 1900 | 15 m (49 ft) | 67 m (220 ft)[11] | 18 nmi (33 km; 21 mi)[11] | Trinity House | 114-6208 | |
Maryport New Lighthouse | Maryport 54°43′4″N 3°30′38″W | Cumberland | 1996 | 4.7 m (15 ft), 6 m (20 ft) | 10 m (33 ft) | 6 nmi (11 km; 6.9 mi) | Trinity House (until 2010), Maryport Harbour Authority (from 2010) | 114-4860 | |
Nab Tower | Nab Rock 50°40′3″N 0°57′4″W | Hampshire | 1918[29] | 27 m (89 ft) | 17 m (56 ft)[29] | 12 nmi (22 km; 14 mi)[29] | Trinity House[29] | 114-1048 | |
Needles Lighthouse | Alum Bay 50°39′44″N 1°35′30″W | Hampshire | 1859 | 31 m (102 ft) | 24 m (79 ft) | 17 nmi (31 km; 20 mi) | Trinity House | 114-0584 | |
North Foreland Lighthouse | North Foreland 51°22′30″N 1°26′42″E[12] | Kent | 1691[30] | 26 m (85 ft)[30] | 57 m (187 ft)[11][30] | 19 nmi (35 km) | Trinity House[30] | 114-1364 | |
Pendeen Lighthouse | Pendeen 50°9′54″N 5°40′18″W | Cornwall | 1900 | 17 m (56 ft) | 59 m (194 ft)[11] | 16 nmi (30 km; 18 mi)[11] | Trinity House | 114-6304 | |
Peninnis Lighthouse | Peninnis Head 49°54′17″N 6°18′13″W | Cornwall | 1911[31] | 14 m (46 ft)[31] | 36 m (118 ft)[31] | 9 nmi (17 km; 10 mi)[31] | Trinity House[31] | 114-8 | |
Plover Scar Lighthouse | Cockersand Abbey 53°58′53″N 2°52′57″W | Lancashire | 1847 | 8 m (26 ft) | 6 m (20 ft) | 6 nmi (11 km; 6.9 mi) | Lancaster Port Commission | 114-5144 | |
Plymouth Breakwater Lighthouse | Plymouth Breakwater 50°20′4″N 4°9′32″W | Devon | 1844[32] | 23 m (75 ft) | 19 m (62 ft)[13] | 12 nmi (22 km; 14 mi)[13] (white), 9 nmi (17 km; 10 mi)[13] (red) | Ministry of Defence (from 1993), Trinity House (until 1993) | 114-148 | |
Portishead Point Lighthouse | Portishead 51°29′38″N 2°46′19″W | Somerset | 1931 | 9 m (30 ft) | 9 m (30 ft)[11] | 16 nmi (30 km; 18 mi)[11] | Port of Bristol | 114-6144 | |
Portland Bill Lighthouse | Portland Bill 50°30′51″N 2°27′23″W[12] | Dorset | 1903 | 41 m (135 ft) | 43 m (141 ft)[11] | 25 nmi (46 km; 29 mi)[11] | Trinity House | 114-0448 | |
Portland Breakwater Lighthouse | Isle of Portland 50°35′9″N 2°25′4″W | Dorset | 1905 | 22 m (72 ft) | 22 m (72 ft) | 10 nmi (19 km; 12 mi) | Portland Harbour Authority | 114-0464 | |
Rampside Lighthouse | Rampside 54°5′11″N 3°9′40″W[12] | Lancashire | 1875 | 16 m (52 ft) | 14 m (46 ft) | 14 nmi (26 km; 16 mi) | Port of Barrow | 114-5076 | |
Ramsgate West Pier Lighthouse | Ramsgate[12] 51°19′40″N 1°25′17″E[12] | Kent | 1842 | 11 m (36 ft) | 12 m (39 ft) | 7 nmi (13 km; 8.1 mi) | Port of Ramsgate | 114-1348 | |
Roker Pier lighthouse | Roker 54°55′17″N 1°21′9″W | County Durham | 1903 | 23 m (75 ft) | 25 m (82 ft) | 23 nmi (43 km; 26 mi) | Port of Sunderland | 114-2084 | |
Round Island Lighthouse | Tresco[12] 49°58′44″N 6°19′23″W[12] | Cornwall | 1887 | 19 m (62 ft) | 55 m (180 ft)[11] | 18 nmi (33 km; 21 mi)[11] | Trinity House | 114-16 | |
Royal Sovereign Lighthouse | Eastbourne 50°43′24″N 0°26′8″E | Sussex | 1971[33] | 36 m (118 ft)[33] | 28 m (92 ft)[13] | 12 nmi (22 km; 14 mi)[13] | Trinity House[33] | 114-1144 | |
St Anthony's Lighthouse | St Anthony Head 50°8′28″N 5°0′57″W[12] | Cornwall | 1835[34] | 19 m (62 ft)[35] | 22 m (72 ft)[11][35] | 16 nmi (30 km; 18 mi)[11] (white), 14 nmi (26 km; 16 mi)[11] (red) | Trinity House[35] | 114-68[13] | |
St Bees Lighthouse | St Bees Head 54°30′49″N 3°38′11″W | Cumberland | 1822[36] | 17 m (56 ft) | 102 m (335 ft)[11][13] | 18 nmi (33 km; 21 mi)[11][13] | Trinity House[36] | 114-4892[13] | |
St. Catherine's Lighthouse | St. Catherine's Point 50°34′33″N 1°17′52″W | Hampshire | 1838[37] | 27 m (89 ft) | 41 m (135 ft)[11] | 25 nmi (46 km; 29 mi)[11] | Trinity House | 114-1064 | |
Scarborough Lighthouse | Scarborough[12] 54°16′55″N 0°23′24″W[12] | Yorkshire | 1931 | 15 m (49 ft) | 17 m (56 ft) | 9 nmi (17 km; 10 mi) | Scarborough Borough Council | 114-1976 | |
Shoreham Lighthouse | Kingston by Sea 50°49′51″N 0°14′54″W[12] | Sussex | 1846 | 12 m (39 ft) | 13 m (43 ft) | 10 nmi (19 km; 12 mi) | Shoreham Port Authority | 114-1116 | |
South Gare Lighthouse | South Gare 54°38′51″N 1°8′15″W | Yorkshire | 1884 | 13 m (43 ft) | 16 m (52 ft) | 20 nmi (37 km; 23 mi) (white), 17 nmi (31 km; 20 mi) (red) | PD Ports[38][39] | 114-2020 | |
Southwold Lighthouse | Southwold[12] 52°19′38″N 1°40′53″E[12] | Suffolk | 1887[40] | 31 m (102 ft)[40] | 37 m (121 ft)[11][40] | 24 nmi (44 km; 28 mi)[11][40] | Trinity House[40] | 114-1588 | |
Start Point Lighthouse | Start Point 50°13′21″N 3°38′32″W[12] | Devon | 1836 | 28 m (92 ft) | 62 m (203 ft)[11], 55 m (180 ft)[11] | 25 nmi (46 km; 29 mi)[11] (white), 9 nmi (17 km; 10 mi)[11] (red) | Trinity House | 114-0324 | |
Tater Du Lighthouse | Tregurnow 50°3′7″N 5°34′36″W | Cornwall | 1965 | 15 m (49 ft) | 34 m (112 ft)[11][13] | 20 nmi (37 km; 23 mi)[11] | Trinity House | 114-0032 | |
Teignmouth Lighthouse | Teignmouth[12] 50°32′33″N 3°29′49″W[12] | Devon | 1845 | 6 m (20 ft) | 10 m (33 ft)[13] | 6 nmi (11 km; 6.9 mi)[13] | Teignmouth Harbour Commission | 114-392[13] | |
Thorngumbald Clough High Lighthouse | Paull[12] 53°42′29″N 0°13′32″W[12] | Yorkshire | 1870 | 15 m (49 ft) | 13 m (43 ft)[13] | 9 nmi (17 km; 10 mi)[13] | Port of Hull[f] | 114-1932 | |
Thorngumbald Clough Low Lighthouse | Paull[12] 53°42′32″N 0°13′37″W[12] | Yorkshire | 1870 | 9 m (30 ft) | 8 m (26 ft)[13] | 9 nmi (17 km; 10 mi)[13] | Port of Hull[f] | 114-1928 | |
Trevose Head Lighthouse | Trevose Head 50°32′57″N 5°2′7″W[12] | Cornwall | 1847[41] | 27 m (89 ft)[41] | 62 m (203 ft)[11][41] | 21 nmi (39 km; 24 mi)[11][41] | Trinity House[41] | 114-6272[13] | |
Tynemouth North Pier light | Tynemouth 55°0′52″N 1°24′11″W | Northumberland | 1903 | 23 m (75 ft) | 26 m (85 ft)[13] | 26 nmi (48 km; 30 mi)[13] | Port of Tyne | 114-2104 | |
Tyne South Pier light | South Shields 55°0′40″N 1°24′4″W | County Durham | 1895 | 12 m (39 ft) | 15 m (49 ft) | 13 nmi (24 km; 15 mi) | Port of Tyne | 114-2108 | |
Walney Lighthouse | Walney Island 54°2′55″N 3°10′38″W | Lancashire | 1804 | 24 m (79 ft) | 21 m (69 ft)[11] | 23 nmi (43 km; 26 mi)[11] | Lancaster Port Commission | 114-5052 | |
Watchet Harbour Lighthouse | Watchet 51°10′59″N 3°19′44″W | Somerset | 1862 | 7 m (23 ft) | 9 m (30 ft) | 9 nmi (17 km; 10 mi) | Watchet Marina | 114-6196 | |
Whitby Lighthouse | Whitby 54°28′40″N 0°34′6″W | Yorkshire | 1858[42] | 13 m (43 ft)[42] | 73 m (240 ft)[11] | 18 nmi (33 km; 21 mi)[11][42] | Trinity House[42] | 114-1992[13] | |
Whitby East Pier beacon | Whitby 54°29′39″N 0°36′44″W[43] | Yorkshire | 1914 | 7 m (23 ft) | 12 m (39 ft)[13] | 5 nmi (9.3 km; 5.8 mi)[13] | Scarborough Borough Council | 114-1988 | |
Whitby West Pier beacon | Whitby 54°29′39″N 0°36′48″W[43] | Yorkshire | 1914 | 7 m (23 ft) | 12 m (39 ft)[13] | 5 nmi (9.3 km; 5.8 mi)[13] | Scarborough Borough Council | 114-1984 | |
Whitby East Pier Lighthouse | Whitby[12], North Yorkshire 54°29′34″N 0°36′43″W[12] | Yorkshire | 1855 | 17 m (56 ft) | Whitby Harbour Board | ||||
Whitby West Pier Lighthouse | Whitby[12] 54°29′34″N 0°36′46″W[12] | Yorkshire | 1831 | 25 m (82 ft) | Whitby Harbour Board | ||||
West Pier Lighthouse | Whitehaven 54°33′10″N 3°35′55″W[12] | Cumberland | 1839 | 14 m (46 ft) | 16 m (52 ft)[13] | 6 nmi (11 km; 6.9 mi)[13] | Whitehaven Harbour Commissioners | 114-4880 | |
Whitgift Lighthouse | Whitgift 53°41′56″N 0°45′27″W[12] | Yorkshire | 14 m (46 ft) | 12 m (39 ft) | Associated British Ports | ||||
Wolf Rock Lighthouse | Wolf Rock 49°56′43″N 5°48′30″W | Cornwall | 1869[44] | 41 m (135 ft)[44] | 34 m (112 ft)[13][44] | 16 nmi (30 km; 18 mi)[13][44] | Trinity House[44] | 114-28 |
Inactive lighthouses[]
Lighthouse | Image | Location coordinates |
County | First lit | Decommissioned | Tower height | Former operator(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Belle Tout Lighthouse | Beachy Head 50°44′18″N 0°12′52″E | Sussex | 1834 | 1902[45][g] | 14 m (46 ft) | Trinity House (until 1902) | |
Bidston Lighthouse | Bidston Hill 53°24′4″N 3°4′27″W[12] | Cheshire | 1873 | 1913 | 21 m (69 ft) | Mersey Docks and Harbour Company (until 1913) | |
Black Nore Lighthouse | Portishead 51°29′5″N 2°47′59″W | Somerset | 1894 | 2010 | 11 m (36 ft) | Trinity House (until Sep 2010) | |
Blyth High Light | Blyth 55°7′32″N 1°30′0″W[12] | Northumberland | 1788 | 1985 | 19 m (62 ft) | ||
Trinity Buoy Wharf | London Borough of Tower Hamlets 51°30′28″N 0°0′30″E | Middlesex | 1863 | 1988 | Trinity House (until Dec 1988)[h] | ||
Brownsman Lighthouse | Farne Islands 55°38′3″N 1°37′32″W[12] | Northumberland | 1811 | 1826[i] | 12 m (39 ft) | Trinity House (from 1811 until 1826) | |
Burnham-on-Sea High Lighthouse | Burnham-on-Sea 51°14′56″N 2°59′57″W[12] | Somerset | 1832 | 1996 | 30 m (98 ft) | Trinity House (until 1993) | |
Burnham-on-Sea Round Tower | Burnham-on-Sea 51°14′23″N 2°59′54″W | Somerset | 1801 | 1832[j] | Trinity House (from 1829 until Dec 1832) | ||
Chalk Tower | Flamborough Head 54°7′5″N 0°5′23″W[12] | Yorkshire | 1674[46] | n/a[k] | 24 m (79 ft) | ||
Dovercourt High Light | Dovercourt 51°55′49″N 1°16′31″E | Essex | 1863 | 1917 | 14 m (46 ft) | Trinity House (until 1917) | |
Dovercourt Low Light | Dovercourt 51°55′48″N 1°16′41″E | Essex | 1863 | 1917 | 8 m (26 ft) | Trinity House (until 1917) | |
Dubris Pharos[l] | Dover Castle 51°7′42″N 1°19′23″E[12] | Kent | 2nd century[m] | 19 m (62 ft) | |||
Dungeness Old Lighthouse | Dungeness 50°54′50″N 0°58′11″E[12] | Kent | 1904 | 1961[n] | 44 m (144 ft) | Trinity House (until 1961) | |
Egypt Point light | Egypt Point 50°46′2″N 1°18′50″W | Hampshire | 1897 | 1989 | 7.5 m (25 ft) | Trinity House (until 1989) | |
Ellesmere Port Lighthouse | Ellesmere Port 53°17′17″N 2°53′31″W | Cheshire | 1880 | 1894[47] | 11 m (36 ft) | ||
Fish Quay High Light | North Shields Fish Quay 55°0′31″N 1°26′16″W | Northumberland | 1807 | 1999 | 18 m (59 ft) | Newcastle-upon-Tyne Trinity House (until 1990s), Port of Tyne | |
Fish Quay Low Light | North Shields Fish Quay 55°0′33″N 1°26′4″W | Northumberland | 1807 | 1999 | 26 m (85 ft) | Newcastle-upon-Tyne Trinity House (until 1990s), Port of Tyne | |
Fish Quay Old High Light | North Shields Fish Quay 55°0′34″N 1°26′13″W | Northumberland | 1727 | 1810 | Newcastle-upon-Tyne Trinity House (until 1810) | ||
Fish Quay Old Low Light | North Shields Fish Quay 55°0′35″N 1°26′0″W | Northumberland | 1727 | 1810 | Newcastle-upon-Tyne Trinity House (until 1810), Tyne & Wear Building Preservation Trust | ||
Gorleston Lighthouse | Gorleston-on-Sea 52°34′20″N 1°43′56″E[12] | Suffolk | 1878 | 2007 | 21 m (69 ft) | Great Yarmouth Port Authority (until 2007) | |
Gunfleet Lighthouse | Frinton-on-Sea 51°46′45″N 1°21′27″E | Essex | 1850 | 1921 | 23 m (75 ft) | ||
Hale Head Lighthouse | Hale 53°19′21″N 2°47′39″W | Lancashire | 1906 | 1958 | 17.5 m (57 ft) | ||
Harwich High Lighthouse | Harwich 51°56′40″N 1°17′19″E[12] | Essex | 1818 | 1863[o] | 21 m (69 ft) | Trinity House (until 1863), The Harwich Society | |
Harwich Low Lighthouse | Harwich 51°56′36″N 1°17′27″E[12] | Essex | 1818 | 1863[o] | 9 m (30 ft) | Trinity House (until 1863) | |
Hodbarrow Beacon | Millom 54°11′39″N 3°15′30″W[12] | Cumberland | 1866 | 1905[p] | 18 m (59 ft) | Hodbarrow Mining Company (until 1905) | |
Hodbarrow Haverigg Lighthouse | Haverigg 54°11′25″N 3°16′3″W | Cumberland | 1905 | 1949 | 9 m (30 ft) | Hodbarrow Mining Company (until 1946), Hodbarrow Nature Reserve | |
Hoylake Lighthouse | Hoylake, Wirral 53°23′31″N 3°10′57″W[12] | Cheshire | 1865 | 14 May 1886 | 17 m (56 ft) | Mersey Docks and Harbour Company (until 1886) | |
Old Hunstanton Lighthouse | Hunstanton[12] 52°56′59″N 0°29′37″E[12] | Norfolk | 1840 | 1922 | 19 m (62 ft) | Trinity House (until 1922) | |
Killingholme North Low Lighthouse | South Killingholme 53°38′57″N 0°13′11″W[12] | Lincolnshire | 1851 | 1920 | 14 m (46 ft) | Hull Trinity House (until 1920) | |
Leasowe Lighthouse | Leasowe 53°24′47″N 3°7′33″W | Cheshire | 1763 | 1908 | 33.5 m (110 ft) | Mersey Docks and Harbour Company (until 1908) | |
Lundy Old Light | Lundy 51°10′2″N 4°40′23″W[12] | Devon | 1820 | 1897 | 29 m (95 ft) | Trinity House (until 1897) | |
Maryport Old Lighthouse | Maryport[12] 54°43′1″N 3°30′27″W | Cumberland | 1846 | 1996 | 11 m (36 ft) | ||
New Brighton Lighthouse[q] | New Brighton 53°26′39″N 3°2′32″W[12] | Cheshire | 1830 | 1973 | 28.5 m (94 ft) | Mersey Docks and Harbour Company (until 1973) | |
Orfordness Lighthouse | Orford Ness 52°5′2″N 1°34′27″E | Suffolk | 1792 | 2013 | 30 m (98 ft) | Trinity House (until 2013) | |
Pakefield Lighthouse | Pakefield 52°26′13″N 1°43′45″E | Suffolk | 1832 | 1864 | 9 m (30 ft) | Trinity House (until 1864) | |
Paull Lighthouse | Paull[12] 53°43′8″N 0°14′4″W[12] | Yorkshire | 1836 | 1870 | 14 m (46 ft) | Hull Trinity House (until 1870) | |
Portland Bill High Light | Portland Bill 50°31′20″N 2°27′23″W[12] | Dorset | 1869 | 1906 | 12 m (39 ft) | Trinity House (until 1906) | |
Portland Bill Low Light | Portland Bill 50°31′11″N 2°27′4″W[12] | Dorset | 1869 | 1906 | 25 m (82 ft) | Trinity House (until 1906) | |
St Agnes Lighthouse | St Agnes 49°53′33″N 6°20′44″W[12] | Cornwall | 1680 | 1911[r] | 74 ft (23 m) | Trinity House | |
St Catherine's Oratory | St. Catherine's Down 50°35′35″N 1°18′14″W[12] | Hampshire | 1328 | 1547 | 11 m (36 ft) | English Heritage[s] | |
St. Mary's Lighthouse | St Mary's Island 55°4′18″N 1°26′59″W[12] | Northumberland | 1898 | 1984 | 46 m (151 ft) | Trinity House (until 1984) | |
Seaton Carew Lighthouse | Hartlepool 54°40′1″N 1°11′21″W | County Durham | 1838[t] | 1892 | 19 m (62 ft) | Tees Navigation Company (until 1892) | |
Smeaton's Tower | Plymouth Hoe 50°21′52″N 4°8′31″W[u] | Devon | 1759 | 1877 | 22 m (72 ft) | Trinity House (until 1879) | |
Souter Lighthouse | Marsden 54°58′14″N 1°21′51″W[12] | County Durham | 1871[48] | 1988[48] | 23 m (75 ft) | Trinity House (until 1984) | |
South Foreland Upper Lighthouse | South Foreland 51°8′25″N 1°22′16″E | Kent | 1843 | 1988[49] | 21 m (69 ft) | Trinity House (until 1988) | |
South Foreland Lower Lighthouse | South Foreland 51°8′27″N 1°22′34″E[12] | Kent | 1846 | 1904 | 15 m (49 ft) | Trinity House (until 1910) | |
Southsea Castle lighthouse | Southsea Castle 50°46′42″N 1°5′20″W[12] | Hampshire | 1828 | 2017 | 10 m (33 ft) | Ministry of Defence (until 2017) | |
Spurn Lighthouse | Spurn Point 53°34′44″N 0°7′6″E[12] | Yorkshire | 1895 | 1985 | 39 m (128 ft) | Trinity House (until 1985) | |
Spurn Point Low Light | Spurn 53°34′44″N 0°6′57″E[12] | Yorkshire | 1852 | 1895 | 27 m (89 ft) | Trinity House (until 1895) | |
Winterton Lighthouse | Winterton-on-Sea 52°42′47″N 1°41′43″E | Norfolk | 1840 | 1921 | 19 m (62 ft) | Trinity House (until 1921) | |
Withernsea Lighthouse | Withernsea[12] 53°43′51″N 0°1′44″E[12] | Yorkshire | 1894 | 1972 | 38 m (125 ft) | Trinity House (until 1976) | |
Wyre Light | Fleetwood 53°57′11″N 3°1′37″W | Lancashire | 1840 | 1979 | 12 m (39 ft) | ||
West Bank Lighthouse | Sutton Bridge 52°48′31″N 0°12′39″E[12] | Lincolnshire | 1830s | 18 m (59 ft) | |||
East Bank Lighthouse | Sutton Bridge 52°48′30″N 0°12′49″E[12] | Lincolnshire | 1830s | 18 m (59 ft) |
See also[]
- Lists of lighthouses
- List of lighthouses in Wales
- List of lighthouses in Scotland
- List of lighthouses in the Isle of Man
- List of lighthouses in Ireland
- List of lighthouses in the Channel Islands
Notes[]
- ^ Inactive between 1969–1993.
- ^ Previously operated by Trinity House.
- ^ a b Previously operated by Newcastle-upon-Tyne Trinity House.
- ^ Still listed by Trinity House, but light now mounted separately.
- ^ Previously operated by Mersey Docks and Harbour Company.
- ^ a b c d Previously operated by Hull Trinity House.
- ^ Replaced by Beachy Head Lighthouse.
- ^ Formerly used for lighting trials for Trinity House.
- ^ Replaced by Longstone Lighthouse in 1826.
- ^ Replaced by High & Low lights in 1832.
- ^ Used as a daymark, but never lit.
- ^ Also known as the Dover Pharos or Roman Pharos.
- ^ Dating varies from AD 50 to 150.
- ^ Replaced with Dungeness Lighthouse in 1961.
- ^ a b Replaced by Dovercourt Lighthouses in 1863.
- ^ Replaced by Hodbarrow Haverigg Lighthouse in 1905.
- ^ Also known as Perch Rock.
- ^ Replaced by Peninnis Lighthouse in 1911.
- ^ Britain's only remaining medieval lighthouse.
- ^ Rebuilt in Hartlepool in 1995.
- ^ Moved from Eddystone to Plymouth Hoe in 1883.
References[]
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- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Southern England". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Southeastern England". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Southwest England (Devon and Cornwall)". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Western England". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
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