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List of lighthouses in England

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List of lighthouses in England is located in Cornwall
St Anthony's
St Anthony's
Lizard
Lizard
Tater Du
Tater Du
Wolf Rock
Wolf Rock
Longships
Longships
Trevose Head
Trevose Head
Pendeen
Pendeen
Godrevy
Godrevy
Peninnis
Peninnis
B
B
Round I
Round I
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Coastal lighthouses in Cornwall
B = Bishop Rock
List of lighthouses in England is located in England
Bamburgh
Bamburgh
Farne
Farne
Longstone
Longstone
Coquet
Coquet
St Mary's
St Mary's
Souter
Souter
Whitby
Whitby
Flamborough
Flamborough
Withernsea
Withernsea
Spurn
Spurn
Cromer
Cromer
Happisburgh
Happisburgh
Lowestoft
Lowestoft
Southwold
Southwold
Orfordness
Orfordness
N. Foreland
N. Foreland
S. Foreland
S. Foreland
Dungeness
Dungeness
Royal S.
Royal S.
Beachy Head
Beachy Head
Nab
Nab
St Catherine's
St Catherine's
Needles
Needles
Hurst
Hurst
Anvil Pt
Anvil Pt
Portland
Portland
Berry Hd
Berry Hd
Start Pt
Start Pt
Eddystone
Eddystone
Hartland Pt
Hartland Pt
Bull Pt
Bull Pt
Lynmouth
Lynmouth
Lundy
Lundy
Hilbre Island
Hilbre Island
New Brighton
New Brighton
Walney
Walney
St Bees
St Bees
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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

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Name Image Location & coordinates County Year built Tower height Focal height Range Operator NGA number
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

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Name 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[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

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Notes

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  1. ^ Inactive between 1969–1993.
  2. ^ Previously operated by Trinity House.
  3. ^ a b Previously operated by Newcastle-upon-Tyne Trinity House.
  4. ^ Still listed by Trinity House, but light now mounted separately.
  5. ^ Previously operated by Mersey Docks and Harbour Company.
  6. ^ a b c d Previously operated by Hull Trinity House.
  7. ^ Replaced by Beachy Head Lighthouse.
  8. ^ Formerly used for lighting trials for Trinity House.
  9. ^ Replaced by Longstone Lighthouse in 1826.
  10. ^ Replaced by High & Low lights in 1832.
  11. ^ Used as a daymark, but never lit.
  12. ^ Also known as the Dover Pharos or Roman Pharos.
  13. ^ Dating varies from AD 50 to 150.
  14. ^ Replaced with Dungeness Lighthouse in 1961.
  15. ^ a b Replaced by Dovercourt Lighthouses in 1863.
  16. ^ Replaced by Hodbarrow Haverigg Lighthouse in 1905.
  17. ^ Also known as Perch Rock.
  18. ^ Replaced by Peninnis Lighthouse in 1911.
  19. ^ Britain's only remaining medieval lighthouse.
  20. ^ Rebuilt in Hartlepool in 1995.
  21. ^ Moved from Eddystone to Plymouth Hoe in 1883.

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