Start Point Lighthouse
Start Point Lighthouse was built in 1836 to protect shipping off Start Point, Devon, England. Open to the public in summer months, it is owned and operated by Trinity House. It has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II listed building.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mattiscombe Sands and Hallsands Beach.
Mattiscombe Sands
Beach
Mattiscombe Sands is a beach, which is situated 1 mile west of Start Point Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kellaton and Beesands.
Kellaton
Village
Kellaton is a village, which is situated 2 miles northwest of Start Point Lighthouse.
Beesands
Village
Beesands is a small settlement located midway between Hallsands and Torcross on the coast of Start Bay in South Devon, England. It is best known as a tourist destination. Beesands is situated 2 miles north of Start Point Lighthouse.
South Allington
Hamlet
South Allington is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ miles west of Start Point Lighthouse.
Start Point Lighthouse
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Stokenham, South Hams, Devon, England, UK
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Stokenham, South Hams District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.22248° or 50° 13′ 21″ north
Longitude
-3.64229° or 3° 38′ 32″ west
Elevation
82 feet (25 metres)
Open location code
9C2R69C5+X3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Russian—“Start Point Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Vuurtoren van Start Point”
- French: “phare de Start Point”
- French: “Phare de Start Point”
- German: “Start Point Lighthouse”
- Polish: “Latarnia morska Start Point”
- Russian: “Маяк Старт-Пойнт”
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