Lighthouses · North West England
Wyre Light
In or near Sunderland.
Wyre Light — lighthouse at Fleetwood, Lancashire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Wyre Light is a working or historic lighthouse on the United Kingdom coast. Records date its origin to 1840. Designed by Alexander Mitchell. Wikidata describes it as: "lighthouse at Fleetwood, Lancashire, England, UK". Coordinates: 53.9530°, -3.0270°.
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Official information
Wyre Light is a historic lighthouse located offshore near Fleetwood, Lancashire. It was the first beacon in the world built on cast iron screw piles and served to guide boats into the River Wyre navigation channel. Although it has been derelict since 1979, it remains a notable engineering landmark.
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 Wyre Light was a 40-foot (12 m) tall iron screw-pile lighthouse marking the navigation channel to the town of Fleetwood, Lancashire, England. As of 27th December 2025 on the clearest day possible the light is now hardly visible at low tide and appears to have collapsed fully.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The lighthouse was designed by Alexander Mitchell, an Irish engineer who developed the screwpile concept. It was the first screwpile lighthouse ever to be lit. Although construction of the Maplin Sands Light on the northern bank of the Thames estuary had started before Wyre Light, the latter was completed in a much shorter period of time. These lights inspired other similar constructions such as the Thomas Point Shoal Light in the United States. The Wyre Light stood 2 nmi offshore on the 'North Wharf Bank', sandbanks which mark the 'Lune Deep' and the navigation channel of the Wyre. The Wyre Light along with a pair of on shore lighthouses, the Beach Lighthouse and the Pharos provided a…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 53.9530, -3.0270
- Address
- offshore Fleetwood<br />Lancashire<br /> England<br />United Kingdom
- Established
- 1840
Sources
- wikidata: Q765973 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Wyre Light (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Wyre Light - Lifeboat day at Fleetwood - geograph.org.uk - 721879.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Wyre Light?
- Wyre Light is in North-West England, United Kingdom.
- What is Wyre Light?
- Wyre Light — lighthouse at Fleetwood, Lancashire, England, UK.
- How do I get to Wyre Light?
- Its coordinates are 53.9530°, -3.0270°.
- When was Wyre Light built?
- Built or established in 1840. Designed by Alexander Mitchell.
- Is Wyre Light a protected site?
- Yes — Wyre Light is part of the Wyre Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Morecambe Bay Ramsar wetland.
- Is Wyre Light free to visit?
- Yes, Wyre Light is free to enter.