Godrevy Lighthouse
Godrevy Lighthouse was built in 1858–1859 on Godrevy Island in St Ives Bay, Cornwall. Standing approximately 300 metres off Godrevy Head, it marks the Stones reef, which has been a hazard to shipping for centuries.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Brian, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Gwinear-Gwithian, Cornwall, England, UK
- Also known as: “Godrevy Lighthouse, Including Keepers Cottages, Store Front Courtyard Walls And Perimeter Walls”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Gothian’s Church, Gwithian.
St Gothian’s Church, Gwithian
Church
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Gothian's Church, Gwithian is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Truro in Gwithian, Cornwall, England, UK. Nothing is known about St Gothian, Gocianus or Gwithian. St Gothian’s Church, Gwithian is situated 1½ miles southeast of Godrevy Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gwithian and Nancemellin.
Gwithian
Hamlet
Gwithian is a coastal village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Gwinear-Gwithian, in the Cornwall district, in west Cornwall, England. It is three miles north-east of Hayle and four miles east of St Ives, Cornwall across St Ives Bay. Gwithian is situated 1½ miles southeast of Godrevy Lighthouse.
Nancemellin
Hamlet
Photo: Sheila Russell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nancemellin is a hamlet in the parish of Gwinear-Gwithian, Cornwall, England. Nancemellin is situated 2½ miles southeast of Godrevy Lighthouse.
Ashill
Hamlet
Ashill is a small hamlet in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom in the valley of the Red River about 2 miles north west of Camborne. The Red River Nature reserve lies east of the hamlet. Ashill is situated 2½ miles east of Godrevy Lighthouse.
Godrevy Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Gwinear–Gwithian, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.24244° or 50° 14′ 33″ northLongitude
-5.40027° or 5° 24′ 1″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Height
92 feet (28 metres)Operator
Trinity HouseOpen location code
9C2P6HRX+XVOpenStreetMap ID
way 845047907OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Godrevy Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “منارة جودريفي”
- Chinese: “戈德雷维灯塔”
- Cornish: “Golowji Godrevi”
- French: “phare de Godrevy”
- French: “Phare de Godrevy”
- Greek: “Φάρος του Γκαντρίβι”
- Italian: “Faro di Godrevy”
- Japanese: “ゴッドレビー灯台”
- Malayalam: “ഗോദ്റെവി ലൈറ്റ്ഹൗസ്”
- Polish: “Latarnia morska Godrevy”
- Russian: “Маяк Годреви”
- Ukrainian: “Маяк Годреві”
- Welsh: “Golowji Godrevi”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Godrevy Towans and Gwealavellan.
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