Somerset
Sedgemoor District
Burnham-on-Sea & Highbridge

Burnham-on-Sea High Lighthouse

The High lighthouse or pillar lighthouse is one of three lighthouses in , , England. A Grade II listed building, it is no longer functional as a lighthouse and has been converted for use as a private dwelling.
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Photo: Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0.
  • Type: Lighthouse
  • Description: lighthouse in Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge, Sedgemoor, Somerset, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Burnham High Lighthouse”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Burnham-on-Sea Low Lighthouse and Burnham-on-Sea Round Tower.

Lighthouse
Photo: Steve F, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Low Lighthouse is one of three historic lighthouses in , , England, and the only one of the three which is still active. It is a Grade II listed building and stands on the foreshore. is situated 1,600 feet west of Burnham-on-Sea High Lighthouse.

Lighthouse
Photo: Ken Grainger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Round Tower was a lighthouse in , , England, established in 1801. It was decommissioned in 1832, having been replaced by a pair of leading lights half a mile to the north, and is now a private dwelling. is situated 3,300 feet south of Burnham-on-Sea High Lighthouse.

Church
Photo: Major Slateley Boncass, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Andrew's Church is the Church of England parish church of in the county of . Of medieval origins, the church is a grade I listed building, well known for its leaning tower. is situated 3,400 feet south of Burnham-on-Sea High Lighthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Burnham-on-Sea and Brent Knoll.

Town
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is a seaside town in , England, at the mouth of the , upon . Burnham was a small fishing village until the late 18th century when it began to grow because of its popularity as a seaside resort.

Village
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, formerly known as South Brent, is a village and civil parish in , England, which lies on the southern edge of – a hill with a height of 137 metres that dominates the low surrounding landscape of the Somerset Levels. is situated 2 miles east of Burnham-on-Sea High Lighthouse.

Town
Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a historic market town on the edge of the Somerset Levels near the mouth of the in the county of , England. It is 20 miles northeast of and 7 miles north of . is situated 2 miles southeast of Burnham-on-Sea High Lighthouse.

Burnham-on-Sea High Lighthouse

Latitude
51.24889° or 51° 14′ 56″ north
Longitude
-2.9991° or 2° 59′ 57″ west
Open location code
9C3V62X2+H9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2459895387
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Wiki­data ID
Q4999729
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Burnham-on-Sea High Lighthouse”. Photo: Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0.