Marsden Point
Marsden Point is a point in South Tyneside, England. Marsden Point is situated nearby to the suburb Horsley Hill, as well as near the locality Lizard Point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Marsden Rock and Marsden Grotto.
Marsden Rock
Photo: Susan McGinty, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Marsden Rock is a rock in Tyne and Wear, North East England, situated in Marsden, South Shields. It is overlooked by the Marsden Grotto. The rock is a 90 feet sea stack of Magnesian Limestone which lies approximately 300 feet off the main cliff face.
Marsden Grotto
Restaurant
Photo: PaulLomax, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Marsden Grotto, locally known as The Grotto, is a gastropub located on the coast at Marsden in South Shields, Tyne & Wear, England. It is partly dug into the cliff face and fronted with a more conventional building opening onto the beach.
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 Harton and Westoe.
Harton
Suburb
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Harton is a suburban area of South Shields, South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England. It was historically a village, however as the urban area grew it merged with its adjacent villages to become part of the town.
Westoe
Suburb
Photo: Terry Whalebone, CC BY 2.0.
Westoe was originally a village near South Shields, in the South Tyneside district, in Tyne and Wear, England, but has since become part of the town and is now used to refer to the area of the town where the village once was. Westoe is situated 1½ miles west of Marsden Point.
South Shields
Town
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
South Shields is a coastal port town in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England; it lies on the south bank of the mouth of the River Tyne. The town was known in Roman times as Arbeia and as Caer Urfa by the Early Middle Ages. South Shields is situated 2 miles northwest of Marsden Point.
Marsden Point
- Type: Point
- Category: landform
- Location: South Tyneside, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.98472° or 54° 59′ 5″ northLongitude
-1.3825° or 1° 22′ 57″ westElevation
46 feet (14 metres)Open location code
9C6WXJM9+V2GeoNames ID
2642990
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