List of lighthouses in England
Appearance
Coastal lighthouses in Cornwall B = Bishop Rock |
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
[edit]Inactive lighthouses
[edit]See also
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ 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 Northwest England". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ List of Lights, Pub. 114: British Isles, English Channel and North Sea (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2015. p. 1.
- ^ "Trinity House Gallery". Archived from the original on 6 April 2005. Retrieved 2 April 2005.
- ^ a b c "Bamburgh Lighthouse". Trinity House.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw Reeds PBO Small Craft Almanac 2014. ISBN 978-1-4081-9330-3. OL 32692860M. Wikidata Q25198336.
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- ^ a b c d e "Bishop Rock Lighthouse". Trinity House.
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- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1371130)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ a b c "Coquet Lighthouse". Trinity House.
- ^ a b Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1171781)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ a b c d e "Cromer Lighthouse". Trinity House.
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1390640)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ a b c d e "Eddystone Lighthouse". Trinity House.
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1234614)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ a b c d "Farne Island Lighthouse". Trinity House.
- ^ a b c Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1083399)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ a b Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1072397)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ a b Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1362180)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ a b Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1392377)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1327597)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ a b c d "Guile Point Lighthouse". Trinity House.
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1309148)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ a b c d "Heugh Hill Lighthouse". Trinity House.
- ^ a b c d e "Hilbre Island Lighthouse". Trinity House.
- ^ a b "Instow Front Lighthouse". Trinity House.
- ^ a b "Instow Rear Lighthouse". Trinity House.
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- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1215093)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1234462)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ a b c d e "Longstone Lighthouse". Trinity House.
- ^ a b c d e "Lowestoft Lighthouse". Trinity House.
- ^ a b Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1277976)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ a b c d "Lundy North Lighthouse". Trinity House.
- ^ a b Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1326625)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ a b c d e "Lundy South Lighthouse". Trinity House.
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1213091)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ a b c d "Nab Tower Lighthouse". Trinity House.
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1222802)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ a b c d "North Foreland Lighthouse". Trinity House.
- ^ a b c d e "Peninnis Lighthouse". Trinity House.
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- ^ a b Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1086089)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ a b Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1219178)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ a b c Jones, Neil (24 March 2022). "Royal Sovereign Lighthouse finishes its service". Trinity House.
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1136282)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ "St Anthony's Lighthouse". Archived from the original on 26 December 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ a b c "St. Anthony Lighthouse". Trinity House.
- ^ a b "St. Bees Lighthouse". Trinity House.
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1209275)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ a b Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1259819)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1027897)". National Heritage List for England.
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- ^ a b c d e "Southwold Lighthouse". Trinity House.
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1107958)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ a b Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1269045)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ a b Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1309912)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ a b Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1083435)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1212769)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ a b c d e "Trevose Head Lighthouse". Trinity House.
- ^ a b c d "Whitby Lighthouse". Trinity House.
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- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1346751)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ a b c d e "Wolf Rock Lighthouse". Trinity House.
- ^ "History". Belle Tout Lighthouse.
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- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1371411)". National Heritage List for England.
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- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1280466)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1328835)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1014999)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1218168)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1408299)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1185593)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ a b "Souter Lighthouse". National Trust Collections.
- ^ "The Current lighthouse". National Trust.
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- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1386970)". National Heritage List for England.
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- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1064537)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1281069)". National Heritage List for England.
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- Rowlett, Russ. "The Lighthouse Directory". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. see Lighthouses of the British Isles
- lighthousesRus.org (England Page)
- Trinity House official website