Lighthouses · East of England
Southend Pier Lighthouse (historical)
In or near Southend-on-Sea.
Southend Pier Lighthouse (historical) — a lighthouse in england south east.
Colin Smith — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Pier Head · 0.2 km
About
Southend Pier Lighthouse (historical) is a named lighthouse in england south east, recorded in the GeoNames UK gazetteer. British landmarks of this type are typically marked on Ordnance Survey maps and recorded in the national gazetteer for cartographic and navigational reference. Coordinates and feature classification are sourced from the GeoNames open dataset.
Photo gallery
See it from the streetimagery from 2019
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Benfleet and Southend Marshes SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Benfleet and Southend Marshes
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
Place summary
Southend Pier Lighthouse is a historical lighthouse located in South-East England. It marks the seaward end of the longest pleasure pier in the world, Southend Pier. The lighthouse serves as a notable maritime landmark, highlighting the region's coastal heritage.
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- Coordinates
- 51.5149, 0.7215
- District
- Southend-on-Sea
- Parish
- Southend-on-Sea, unparished area
- Postcode
- SS1 2YT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Southend East and Rochford
- Nearest railway station
- Pier Head — 0.2 km
Sources
- manual: geonames-11610847 (CC BY 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Southend Pier Lighthouse (historical)?
- Southend Pier Lighthouse (historical) is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SS1 2YT), in the parish of Southend-on-Sea, unparished area.
- What is Southend Pier Lighthouse (historical)?
- Southend Pier Lighthouse (historical) — a lighthouse in england south east.
- How do I get to Southend Pier Lighthouse (historical)?
- The nearest railway station is Pier Head, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can use postcode SS1 2YT.
- Is Southend Pier Lighthouse (historical) a protected site?
- Yes — Southend Pier Lighthouse (historical) is part of the Benfleet and Southend Marshes SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Benfleet and Southend Marshes Ramsar wetland.
- How do I get to Southend Pier Lighthouse (historical)?
- The nearest railway station is Pier Head, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SS1 2YT.