Gorleston Lighthouse
Gorleston Lighthouse is located near mouth of River Yare in the Gorleston-on-Sea area of Great Yarmouth in the English county of Norfolk. The lighthouse was built in 1887.Photo: Bob Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, UK
- Also known as: “Gorleston (Range Rear) Lighthouse”, “Gorleston range light”, and “Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gorleston South Pier Lighthouse and Church of St Peter.
Gorleston South Pier Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gorleston South Pier Lighthouse and Coastwatch watch station is located in the town of Gorleston in the English county of Norfolk. The lighthouse and station is located at the end of the south pier of seaport on the south side of Great Yarmouth. Gorleston South Pier Lighthouse is situated 1,300 feet east of Gorleston Lighthouse.
Church of St Peter
Church
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St Peter's Church is an active Roman Catholic church in the town of Gorleston-on-Sea, Norfolk, England. The church was built between 1938 and 1939 to the designs of Eric Gill and is his only building. St Peter's is a Grade II* listed structure. Church of St Peter is situated 1,900 feet northwest of Gorleston Lighthouse.
East Norfolk Sixth Form College
College
East Norfolk Sixth Form College is a sixth form college in the Gorleston-on-Sea area of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. The college ranges from about 1,600 students most of whom are between the ages of 16–18. East Norfolk Sixth Form College is situated 3,300 feet northwest of Gorleston Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gorleston-on-Sea and Great Yarmouth.
Gorleston-on-Sea
Town
Photo: Jim McMurdo, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gorleston-on-Sea, historically and colloquially known as Gorleston, is a seaside town in the borough of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, England. It lies to the South of Great Yarmouth, on the opposite side of the mouth of the River Yare.
Great Yarmouth
Photo: Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0.
Great Yarmouth is a long-established English seaside town in the county of Norfolk, at the mouth of the River Yare. Around 5 million people visit Great Yarmouth every year, making it Britain's third most popular seaside resort.
Cobholm Island
Suburb
Cobholm Island is situated in the East Anglian county of Norfolk, England, close to Great Yarmouth. The population of the Island is included in the Southtown and Cobholme Ward of Great Yarmouth Borough Council. Cobholm Island is situated 2½ miles north of Gorleston Lighthouse.
Gorleston Lighthouse
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Great Yarmouth District, Norfolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.57212° or 52° 34′ 20″ northLongitude
1.7323° or 1° 43′ 56″ eastOpen location code
9F43HPCJ+RWOpenStreetMap ID
way 223802990OpenStreetMap feature
building=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q5586590
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In Other Languages
“Gorleston Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Gorleston”
- French: “Phare de Gorleston”
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