Lighthouses · North West England
Beach Lighthouse
In or near Out Rawcliffe.
Beach Lighthouse — lighthouse in Fleetwood, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Poulton-le-Fylde · 9.0 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Beach Lighthouse, the nearest railway station is Poulton-le-Fylde, located 9 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is FY7 6BN, and entry to the lighthouse is free.
About
Beach Lighthouse is a working or historic lighthouse on the United Kingdom coast. Records date its origin to 1840. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Managed by Port of Fleetwood. Wikidata describes it as: "lighthouse in Fleetwood, England". Coordinates: 53.9285°, -3.0091°.
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Heritage listing
The Beach Lighthouse (also known as the Lower Light) is a 44-foot (13 m) tall sandstone lighthouse in Fleetwood, Lancashire, England.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Wyre Estuary SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Morecambe Bay
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Beach Lighthouse (also known as the Lower Light) is a 44-foot (13 m) tall sandstone lighthouse in Fleetwood, Lancashire, England.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The lighthouse was designed in 1839 by Decimus Burton and Capt H.M. Denham. Burton had been commissioned three years previously by Sir Peter Hesketh Fleetwood as the architect of the new town of Fleetwood. Unusual for a lighthouse, it is in neoclassical style with a square colonnaded base, square tower, and octagonal lantern and gallery. The Lower Light stands on Fleetwood sea front and was built with its counterpart—the Upper Light, or Pharos Lighthouse—to provide a navigational guide to shipping entering the Wyre estuary. Together the lights provide a leading line when the Pharos Light is directly above that of the Lower Light. They provide a range of about 12 nmi. In turn they point to…
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- Coordinates
- 53.9285, -3.0091
- County
- Lancashire
- District
- Wyre
- Parish
- Fleetwood
- Postcode
- FY7 6BN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Blackpool North and Fleetwood
- Established
- 1840
- Nearest railway station
- Poulton-le-Fylde — 9 km
- Official site
- rnli.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q220081 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Beach Lighthouse, Fleetwood (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Fleetwood lower lighthouse - geograph.org.uk - 1081893.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Beach Lighthouse?
- Beach Lighthouse is in Lancashire, North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode FY7 6BN), in the parish of Fleetwood.
- What is Beach Lighthouse?
- Beach Lighthouse — lighthouse in Fleetwood, England.
- How do I get to Beach Lighthouse?
- The nearest railway station is Poulton-le-Fylde, about 9.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode FY7 6BN.
- When was Beach Lighthouse built?
- Built or established in 1840.
- Who runs Beach Lighthouse?
- Beach Lighthouse is operated by Port of Fleetwood.
- Is Beach Lighthouse a listed building?
- Beach Lighthouse is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is Beach Lighthouse a protected site?
- Yes — Beach Lighthouse is part of the Wyre Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Morecambe Bay Ramsar wetland.
- Is Beach Lighthouse free to visit?
- Yes, Beach Lighthouse is free to enter.