Souter Point
Souter Point is a locality in South Tyneside, England. Souter Point is situated nearby to the village Whitburn, as well as near the locality Lizard Point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Whitburn Church of England Academy and Souter Lighthouse.
Whitburn Church of England Academy
School
Photo: peter robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitburn Church of England Academy is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Whitburn, South Tyneside. Its motto is "Excellence for all".
Souter Lighthouse
Museum
Photo: Glenn Scott, Public domain.
Souter Lighthouse is a lighthouse located to the North of Whitburn, South Tyneside, England. Souter Point was the first lighthouse in the world to be actually designed and built specifically to use alternating electric current, the most advanced lighthouse technology of its day.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whitburn and Seaburn.
Whitburn
Village
Photo: peter robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitburn is a village in South Tyneside, in the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear on the coast of North East England. It is located 3 miles north of the city of Sunderland and 4 miles south of the town of South Shields.
Seaburn
Suburb
Seaburn is a seaside resort and northeastern suburb of Sunderland, North East England. The village of Whitburn borders the area to the north. To the west and south-west is Fulwell and to the south the coastal resort of Roker. Seaburn is situated 2 miles southwest of Souter Point.
Cleadon
Village
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cleadon is a suburban village in South Tyneside in the North East of England. Prior to the creation of Tyne and Wear in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972, the village was part of the historic County Durham. Cleadon is situated 2 miles west of Souter Point.
Souter Point
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Cope Carr Point”
- Location: South Tyneside, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.95691° or 54° 57′ 25″ northLongitude
-1.35099° or 1° 21′ 4″ westElevation
52 feet (16 metres)Open location code
9C6WXJ4X+QJOpenStreetMap ID
node 467128723OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
2637492
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