Black Nore Lighthouse
Black Nore Lighthouse is a grade II listed building in Portishead, Somerset, England. The cast iron white-painted lighthouse was built in 1894 by Trinity House to guide shipping in the Severn Estuary as it made its way in and out of Bristol Harbour.Photo: Steve F, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: BarnabyKirsen, CC BY 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Nicholas‘ Church and Portishead Point Lighthouse.
St Nicholas‘ Church
Church
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Nicholas‘ Church is situated 1,200 feet south of Black Nore Lighthouse.
Portishead Point Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Arpingstone, Public domain.
Portishead Point Lighthouse, more commonly known as Battery Point Lighthouse, was built in Portishead, Somerset, England, in 1931. Portishead Point Lighthouse is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Black Nore Lighthouse.
Portishead Lifeboat Station
Public building
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Portishead Lifeboat Station is located at Pier Road, in the town of Portishead, located on the Severn Estuary in North Somerset. A lifeboat was stationed at Portishead in 1996 by the Portishead Lifeboat Trust, an independent lifeboat, operating from Sugar Loaf Beach. Portishead Lifeboat Station is situated 2 miles east of Black Nore Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Redcliffe Bay and North Weston.
Redcliffe Bay
Suburb
Redcliffe Bay is a large area of Portishead — a town in North Somerset, England — with most houses having views of the Bristol Channel. Despite its size, it is always considered part of Portishead.
North Weston
Village
North Weston is a village in the civil parish of Portishead, in the North Somerset district of Somerset, England. It lies between Portishead and Weston-in-Gordano, within the parish of Portishead.
Weston in Gordano
Village
Photo: Adrian and Janet Quantock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Weston in Gordano is a village and civil parish in the North Somerset district, in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England. It is situated in the middle of the Gordano valley on the north side, and in the Unitary Authority of North Somerset, on the road between Clevedon and Portishead.
Black Nore Lighthouse
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Somerset, England, UK
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Portishead, North Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.48471° or 51° 29′ 5″ northLongitude
-2.80062° or 2° 48′ 2″ westOpen location code
9C3VF5MX+VQOpenStreetMap ID
node 1556354938OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q2752669
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Russian—“Black Nore Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Black Nore lighthouse”
- French: “phare de Black Nore”
- French: “Phare de Black Nore”
- Italian: “Faro di Blacknore Point”
- Russian: “Маяк Блэк-Нор”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Nore Farm and Sugar Loaf Beach.
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