British coast

The British coast is a popular destination for many travellers even if the numbers visiting the traditional "seaside resort" have fallen significantly since their peak in the 1950s.

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Type: coast
Description: Coastlines of Great Britain, the north-east coast of Ireland, and many smaller islands
Also known as: “coastline of the United Kingdom” and “Coastline of the United Kingdom”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Anthorn Radio Station.

Anthorn Radio Station

Military installation

Photo: Chetvorno, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Anthorn Radio Station is a naval and government radio transmitting station located near Anthorn, Cumbria, England, overlooking the Solway Firth, and is operated by Babcock International.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kirkbride and Abbeytown.

Kirkbride

Village

Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kirkbride is a village and civil parish in northern Cumbria, England. The civil parish population at the 2011 census was 489.

Abbeytown

Village

Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Abbeytown is the main village in the civil parish of Holme Abbey in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. The parish was historically called Holme Cultram.

Anthorn

Village

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Anthorn is a village in Cumbria, England. Historically in Cumberland, it is situated on the south side of the Solway Firth, on the Wampool estuary, about 13 miles west of Carlisle.

British coast

Location: United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.888° or 54° 53′ 17″ north

Longitude

-3.277° or 3° 16′ 37″ west

Open location code

9C6RVPQF+66

Wikidata ID

Q5138399

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Satellite Map

Discover British coast from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Bengali to Uzbek—“British coast” goes by many names.

Bengali: “ব্রিটিশ উপকূল”
French: “côte de Grande Bretagne”
French: “Côte de Grande Bretagne”
Serbo-Croatian: “Obala Ujedinjenog Kraljevstva”
Uzbek: “Buyuk Britaniya qirg’oqlari”

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