Stoneness Light

Stoneness Light is a lighthouse in Swanscombe and Greenhithe, Dartford District, England. Stoneness Light is situated nearby to the village Greenhithe, as well as near the suburb West Thurrock.

Photo: Steven Muster, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Lighthouse
Description: lighthouse in Kent, England
Also known as: “Stone Ness Lighthouse” and “Stoneness Lighthouse”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Greenhithe for Bluewater Railway Station and Stone Crossing railway station.

Greenhithe for Bluewater Railway Station

Railway station

Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Greenhithe railway station serves the village of Greenhithe in north Kent and Bluewater Shopping Centre. It is 19 miles 69 chains down the line from London Charing Cross. All services are operated by Southeastern and Thameslink. Greenhithe for Bluewater Railway Station is situated 3,800 feet south of Stoneness Light.

Stone Crossing railway station

Railway station

Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Stone Crossing railway station is located on the North Kent line, north-east of the village of Stone and east of Dartford. It was originally named Stone Crossing Halt. Stone Crossing railway station is situated 1 mile southwest of Stoneness Light.

Dartford Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Claire Stretch, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Dartford–Thurrock River Crossing, commonly known as the Dartford Crossing and until 1991 the Dartford Tunnel, is a major road crossing of the River Thames in England, carrying the A282 road between Dartford in Kent in the south and Thurrock in Essex in the north. Dartford Bridge is situated 1¼ miles west of Stoneness Light.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Greenhithe and West Thurrock.

Greenhithe

Village

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Greenhithe is a village in the Borough of Dartford in Kent, England, and the civil parish of Swanscombe and Greenhithe. It is located 4 miles east of Dartford and 5 miles west of Gravesend.

West Thurrock

Suburb

Photo: PJDelaney, Public domain.

West Thurrock is an area the borough of Thurrock in Essex, England. It lies 18 miles east of Charing Cross, London. West Thurrock was historically a parish; the parish was abolished for civil purposes in 1936 when West Thurrock became part of Thurrock.

Swanscombe

Village

Photo: David Anstiss, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Swanscombe is a town in the Borough of Dartford in Kent, England, and the civil parish of Swanscombe and Greenhithe. It is 4.4 miles west of Gravesend and 4.8 miles east of Dartford. It had a population of 6300. Swanscombe is situated 1½ miles southeast of Stoneness Light.

Stoneness Light

Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Swanscombe and Greenhithe, Dartford District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.46093° or 51° 27′ 39″ north

Longitude

0.2813° or 0° 16′ 53″ east

Open location code

9F32F76J+9G

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2095988451

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=lighthouse

Wikidata ID

Q28465937

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