St Bees Head

St Bees Head is a headland on the west coast of the English county of . It is named after the nearby village of , and is also close to .
Wikipedia
Photo: Andrea Hope, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Saint Bees Head Light and St Bees Priory.

Lighthouse
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Bees Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on St Bees Head near the village of in , England. The cliff-top light is the highest in England at 102 m above sea level.

Church
Photo: Dougsim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the parish church of , , in . There is evidence of a pre-Norman religious site, on which a Benedictine priory was founded by the first Norman Lord of Egremont William Meschin. is situated 2½ miles southeast of St Bees Head.

School
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a co-educational fee-charging school, located in the village of , England. In 1583, it was founded by Edmund Grindal, the Archbishop of Canterbury, as a free grammar school for boys. is situated 2½ miles southeast of St Bees Head.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Corkickle and Whitehaven.

Suburb
Photo: John Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a suburb of in , England. It is served by . is situated 3 miles northeast of St Bees Head.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town and civil parish in the Cumberland district of , England. It is a port on the north-west coast, and lies 4 miles outside the National Park.

Village
Photo: Nigel Monckton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , . It is in civil parish and lies on a minor road off the A595, south-east of . In 2018 it had an estimated population of 759. is situated 4 miles east of St Bees Head.

St Bees Head

Latitude
54.51489° or 54° 30′ 54″ north
Longitude
-3.64024° or 3° 38′ 25″ west
Elevation
46 feet (14 metres)
Open location code
9C6RG975+XW
Geo­Names ID
2638850
Wiki­data ID
Q2752995
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover St Bees Head from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“St Bees Head” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “St. Bees Head”
  • German: “St Bees Head”
  • Japanese: “セント・ビーズ・ヘッド”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “St Bees Head”
  • Russian: “Санкт-Бис”
  • Russian: “Сент-Бис”
  • Swedish: “St. Bees Head”
  • Welsh: “Pentir St Bees”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Sandwith and Rottington.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fleswick Bay and Hannah Moor.

Cumbria: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Carlisle, Barrow-in-Furness, Kendal, and Keswick.

Curious Capes to Discover

Uncover intriguing capes from every corner of the globe.