Walney Lighthouse
Walney Lighthouse is a functioning lighthouse located on Walney Island in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. The current building dates to the early 19th-century and is Grade II* listed as well as being the southernmost man-made structure in Cumbria.Photo: Espresso Addict, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Cumbria, England, UK
- Address: Walney, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 3YQ
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include South Walney and Piel Castle.
South Walney
Nature reserve
Photo: Steve F, CC BY-SA 2.0.
South Walney is one of two nature reserves on Walney Island, England. The nature reserve has an area of 130 ha leased from Holker estates. It has been managed by the Cumbria Wildlife Trust since 1963.
Piel Castle
Castle
Photo: Arnold Price, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Piel Castle, also known as Fouldry Castle or the Pile of Fouldray, is a castle situated on the south-eastern point of Piel Island, off the coast of the Furness Peninsula in north-west England. Piel Castle is situated 1 mile north of Walney Lighthouse.
Piel Island
Islet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Piel Island lies in Morecambe Bay, around 1⁄2 mile off the southern tip of the Furness peninsula in the administrative county of Cumbria, England. It is one of the Islands of Furness, three of which sit near to Piel at the mouth of Walney Channel. Piel Island is situated 1 mile north of Walney Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Roa Island and Rampside.
Roa Island
Village
Photo: Malcolm Carruthers, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Roa Island lies just over half a mile south of the village of Rampside at the southernmost point of the Furness Peninsula in Cumbria, formerly in the county of Lancashire north of the sands. Roa Island is situated 2 miles north of Walney Lighthouse.
Rampside
Village
Photo: Vishnumukundan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rampside is a village in Cumbria, England. Historically in Lancashire, it is located a few miles south-east of the town of Barrow-in-Furness, in the north-western corner of Morecambe Bay on the Furness peninsula. Rampside is situated 2½ miles north of Walney Lighthouse.
Biggar
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Biggar is a village towards the south of Walney Island in Cumbria, England. Along with the village of North Scale, it is the oldest settlement on the island. Biggar is situated 3½ miles northwest of Walney Lighthouse.
Walney Lighthouse
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.04864° or 54° 2′ 55″ northLongitude
-3.17724° or 3° 10′ 38″ westHeight
79 feet (24 metres)Open location code
9C6R2RXF+F4OpenStreetMap ID
way 569656236OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q17361874
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In Other Languages
From Croatian to French—“Walney Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Croatian: “Svjetionik Walney”
- French: “phare de Walney”
- French: “Phare de Walney”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Haws Bed and South Walney Nature Reserve Visitor Centre.
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