List of lighthouses in England
St Anthony's Lizard Tater Du Wolf Rock Longships Trevose Head Pendeen Godrevy Peninnis B Round I class=notpageimage| Coastal lighthouses in CornwallB = Bishop Rock | Bamburgh Farne Longstone Coquet St Mary's Souter Whitby Flamborough Withernsea Spurn Cromer Happisburgh Lowestoft Southwold Orfordness N. Foreland S. Foreland Dungeness Royal S. Beachy Head Nab St Catherine's Needles Hurst Anvil Pt Portland Berry Hd Start Pt Eddystone Hartland Pt Bull Pt Lynmouth Lundy Hilbre Island New Brighton Walney St Bees class=notpageimage| Coastal lighthouses in England (except Cornwall)= operational lighthouse = deactivated lighthouse = demolished lighthouse (Lights deactivated or demolished before 1970 are omitted.) |
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 | 33 m (108 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[15] | Somerset | 1832[a] | 9 m (30 ft) | Somerset 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[16] | Northumberland | 1841[17] | 22 m (72 ft)[17] | 25 m (82 ft)[11] | 19 nmi (35 km; 22 mi)[11] (white), 15 nmi (28 km; 17 mi)[11] (red) | Trinity House[17] | 114-2228 | |
Cromer Lighthouse | Cromer[18] 52°55′29″N 1°19′0″E[18] | Norfolk | 1833[19] | 18 m (59 ft)[19] | 84 m (276 ft)[11][19] | 21 nmi (39 km; 24 mi)[11][19] | Trinity House[19] | 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[20] | 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[21] | 49 m (161 ft)[21] | 41 m (135 ft),[11][21][13] 28 m (92 ft)[13] | 17 nmi (31 km; 20 mi)[11][21][13] (white), 8 nmi (15 km; 9.2 mi)[13] (red) | Trinity House[21] | 114-132[13] | |
Farne Lighthouse | Farne Islands 55°36′55″N 1°39′21″W[22] | Northumberland | 1811[23] | 13 m (43 ft)[23] | 27 m (89 ft)[13][23] | 10 nmi (19 km; 12 mi)[13] (white), 7 nmi (13 km; 8.1 mi)[13] (red) | Trinity House[23] | 114-2256[13] | |
Flamborough Head Lighthouse | Flamborough[24] 54°6′59″N 0°4′57″W[24] | Yorkshire | 1806[24] | 26.5 m (87 ft) | 65 m (213 ft)[11] | 24 nmi (44 km; 28 mi)[11] | Trinity House, East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 114-1964[13] | |
Pharos Lighthouse | Fleetwood[25] 53°55′35″N 3°0′27″W[25] | Lancashire | 1840 | 27 m (89 ft) | 28 m (92 ft) | 9 nmi (17 km; 10 mi) | Port of Fleetwood | 114-5156 | |
Beach Lighthouse | Fleetwood[26] 53°55′43″N 3°0′33″W[26] | 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[27] 51°4′34″N 1°11′41″E[27] | 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[28] | 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 | Norfolk | 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[29] | 29 ft (8.8 m)[13] | 9 m (30 ft)[29][13] | 4 nmi (7.4 km; 4.6 mi)[29][13] | Trinity House[29] (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[30] | 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[31] | 8 m (26 ft) | 24 m (79 ft)[31] | 5 nmi (9.3 km; 5.8 mi)[31] | Trinity House[31][c] | 114-2263 | |
Hilbre Island Lighthouse | Hilbre Island 53°23′0″N 3°13′43″W | Merseyside | 1927[32] | 3 m (9.8 ft)[32] | 14 m (46 ft)[32][13] | 5 nmi (9.3 km; 5.8 mi)[32][13] | Trinity House[32][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)[33][11] | 15 nmi (28 km; 17 mi)[33][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)[34][11] | 15 nmi (28 km; 17 mi)[34][11] | Trinity House | 114-6236 | |
Killingholme High Lighthouse | South Killingholme 53°38′50″N 0°13′8″W[35] | 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[36] | 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[37] | Northumberland | 1826[38] | 26 m (85 ft)[38] | 23 m (75 ft)[11][38][13] | 24 nmi (44 km; 28 mi),[11][13] 18 nmi (33 km; 21 mi)[38] | Trinity House[38] | 114-2260[13] | |
Lowestoft Lighthouse | Lowestoft 52°29′12″N 1°45′30″E | Suffolk | 1874[39] | 16 m (52 ft)[39] | 37 m (121 ft)[11][39] | 23 nmi (43 km; 26 mi)[11][39] | Trinity House[39] | 114-1620 | |
Lundy North Lighthouse | Torridge,[40] Lundy 51°12′6″N 4°40′38″W[40] | Devon | 1897[41] | 17 m (56 ft)[41] | 48 m (157 ft)[11][41] | 17 nmi (31 km; 20 mi)[11] | Trinity House[41] | 114-6244 | |
Lundy South Lighthouse | Torridge,[42] Lundy 51°9′43″N 4°39′21″W[42] | Devon | 1897[43] | 16 m (52 ft)[43] | 53 m (174 ft)[11][43] | 15 nmi (28 km; 17 mi)[11][43] | Trinity House[43] | 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[44] | 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 | - | 1918[45] | 27 m (89 ft) | 17 m (56 ft)[45] | 12 nmi (22 km; 14 mi)[45] | Trinity House[45] | 114-1048 | |
Needles Lighthouse | Alum Bay 50°39′44″N 1°35′30″W | Isle of Wight | 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[46] | Kent | 1691[47] | 26 m (85 ft)[47] | 57 m (187 ft)[11][47] | 19 nmi (35 km) | Trinity House[47] | 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[48] | 14 m (46 ft)[48] | 36 m (118 ft)[48] | 9 nmi (17 km; 10 mi)[48] | Trinity House[48] | 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[49] | 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[50] | 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[51] | 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[52] 51°19′40″N 1°25′17″E[52] | 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[53] 49°58′44″N 6°19′23″W[53] | 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[54] | 36 m (118 ft)[54] | 28 m (92 ft)[13] | 12 nmi (22 km; 14 mi)[13] | Trinity House[54] | 114-1144 | |
St Anthony's Lighthouse | St Anthony Head 50°8′28″N 5°0′57″W[55] | Cornwall | 1835[56] | 19 m (62 ft)[57] | 22 m (72 ft)[11][57] | 16 nmi (30 km; 18 mi)[11] (white), 14 nmi (26 km; 16 mi)[11] (red) | Trinity House[57] | 114-68[13] | |
St Bees Lighthouse | St Bees Head 54°30′49″N 3°38′11″W | Cumberland | 1822[58] | 17 m (56 ft) | 102 m (335 ft)[11][13] | 18 nmi (33 km; 21 mi)[11][13] | Trinity House[58] | 114-4892[13] | |
St. Catherine's Lighthouse | St. Catherine's Point 50°34′33″N 1°17′52″W | Isle of Wight | 1838[59] | 27 m (89 ft) | 41 m (135 ft)[11] | 25 nmi (46 km; 29 mi)[11] | Trinity House | 114-1064 | |
Scarborough Lighthouse | Scarborough[60] 54°16′55″N 0°23′24″W[60] | 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[61] | 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[62] | 114-2020 | |
Southwold Lighthouse | Southwold[63] 52°19′38″N 1°40′53″E[63] | Suffolk | 1887[64] | 31 m (102 ft)[64] | 37 m (121 ft)[11][64] | 24 nmi (44 km; 28 mi)[11][64] | Trinity House[64] | 114-1588 | |
Start Point Lighthouse | Start Point 50°13′21″N 3°38′32″W[65] | 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[66] 50°32′33″N 3°29′49″W[66] | 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[67] 53°42′29″N 0°13′32″W[67] | 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[68] 53°42′32″N 0°13′37″W[68] | 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[69] | Cornwall | 1847[70] | 27 m (89 ft)[70] | 62 m (203 ft)[11][70] | 21 nmi (39 km; 24 mi)[11][70] | Trinity House[70] | 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[71] | 13 m (43 ft)[71] | 73 m (240 ft)[11] | 18 nmi (33 km; 21 mi)[11][71] | Trinity House[71] | 114-1992[13] | |
Whitby East Pier beacon | Whitby 54°29′39″N 0°36′44″W[72] | 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[72] | 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,[73] North Yorkshire 54°29′34″N 0°36′43″W[73] | Yorkshire | 1855 | 17 m (56 ft) | Whitby Harbour Board | ||||
Whitby West Pier Lighthouse | Whitby[74] 54°29′34″N 0°36′46″W[74] | Yorkshire | 1831 | 25 m (82 ft) | Whitby Harbour Board | ||||
West Pier Lighthouse | Whitehaven 54°33′10″N 3°35′55″W[75] | 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[76] | 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[77] | 41 m (135 ft)[77] | 34 m (112 ft)[13][77] | 16 nmi (30 km; 18 mi)[13][77] | Trinity House[77] | 114-28 |
Inactive lighthouses
Lighthouse | Image | Location coordinates | County | First lit | Decommissioned | Tower height | Former operator(s) |
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Belle Tout Lighthouse | Beachy Head 50°44′18″N 0°12′52″E | Sussex | 1834 | 1902[78][g] | 14 m (46 ft) | Trinity House (until 1902) | |
Bidston Lighthouse | Bidston Hill 53°24′4″N 3°4′27″W[79] | 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[80] | 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[81] | 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[82] | 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[83][84] | Yorkshire | 1674[83] | 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[85] | Kent | 2nd century[m] | 19 m (62 ft) | |||
Dungeness Old Lighthouse | Dungeness 50°54′50″N 0°58′11″E[86] | 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 | Isle of Wight | 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[87] | 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[88] | Norfolk | 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 | Cheshire | 1906 | 1958 | 17.5 m (57 ft) | ||
Harwich High Lighthouse | Harwich 51°56′40″N 1°17′19″E[89] | 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[90][91] | Essex | 1818 | 1863[o] | 9 m (30 ft) | Trinity House (until 1863) | |
Hodbarrow Beacon | Millom 54°11′39″N 3°15′30″W[92] | 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[93] | Cheshire | 1865 | 14 May 1886 | 17 m (56 ft) | Mersey Docks and Harbour Company (until 1886) | |
Old Hunstanton Lighthouse | Hunstanton[94] 52°56′59″N 0°29′37″E[94] | 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[95] | 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 | Torridge, Lundy 51°10′2″N 4°40′23″W[96] | Devon | 1820 | 1897 | 29 m (95 ft) | Trinity House (until 1897) | |
Maryport Old Lighthouse | Maryport[97] 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[98] | 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[99] 53°43′8″N 0°14′4″W[99] | 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[100] | 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[101] | Dorset | 1869 | 1906 | 25 m (82 ft) | Trinity House (until 1906) | |
St Agnes Lighthouse | St Agnes 49°53′33″N 6°20′44″W[102][103] | Cornwall | 1680 | 1911[r] | 23 m (75 ft) | Trinity House | |
St Catherine's Oratory | St. Catherine's Down 50°35′35″N 1°18′14″W[104] | Isle of Wight | 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[105] | 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[106] | County Durham | 1871[107] | 1988[107] | 23 m (75 ft) | Trinity House (until 1984), National Trust | |
South Foreland Upper Lighthouse | South Foreland 51°8′25″N 1°22′16″E | Kent | 1843 | 1988[108] | 21 m (69 ft) | Trinity House (until 1988) | |
South Foreland Lower Lighthouse | South Foreland 51°8′27″N 1°22′34″E[109] | Kent | 1846 | 1904 | 15 m (49 ft) | Trinity House (until 1910) | |
Southsea Castle lighthouse | Southsea Castle 50°46′42″N 1°5′20″W[110] | Hampshire | 1828 | 2017 | 10 m (33 ft) | Ministry of Defence (until 2017) | |
Spurn Lighthouse | Spurn Point 53°34′44″N 0°7′6″E[111] | Yorkshire | 1895 | 1985 | 39 m (128 ft) | Trinity House (until 1985) | |
Spurn Point Low Light | Spurn 53°34′44″N 0°6′57″E[112] | 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[113] 53°43′51″N 0°1′44″E[113] | 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[114] | Lincolnshire | 1830s | 18 m (59 ft) | |||
East Bank Lighthouse | Sutton Bridge 52°48′30″N 0°12′49″E[115] | 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.
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