Portishead Point Lighthouse
Portishead Point Lighthouse, more commonly known as Battery Point Lighthouse, was built in Portishead, Somerset, England, in 1931.Photo: Arpingstone, Public domain.
Photo: Alexkom000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Somerset, England
- Also known as: “Battery Point lighthouse”, “Battery Point Lighthouse”, “Portishead Lighthouse”, and “Portishead Point lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Portishead Lifeboat Station and 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 3,800 feet east of Portishead Point Lighthouse.
Black Nore Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Steve F, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Black Nore Lighthouse is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Portishead Point Lighthouse.
Portbury Ashlands
Nature reserve
Photo: Michael Dennis Stagg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Portbury Ashlands which is now known as Portbury Wharf Nature Reserve is a nature reserve between Portishead and the Royal Portbury Dock in Somerset, England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portishead and Port Marine.
Portishead
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Portishead is a large port town in Somerset with a population of about 25,000. Historically a fishing port, it underwent rapid expansion during the 19th century when it became a hub for chemical industry.
Port Marine
Suburb
Port Marine is a mixed-use, waterfront neighbourhood in the town of Portishead in North Somerset and an exurb of Bristol. Masterplanned during the late 1990s on the docklands and power station brownfield beside the Severn Estuary, the area now contains 3420 dwellings, a 133-berth marina, commercial and retail space, a nature reserve, and a sculpture trail.
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.
Portishead Point Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Bristol, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.49461° or 51° 29′ 41″ northLongitude
-2.77362° or 2° 46′ 25″ westOpen location code
9C3VF6VG+RHOpenStreetMap ID
node 1556354940OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q7231834
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In Other Languages
“Portishead Point Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Portishead Point”
- French: “Phare de Portishead Point”
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