Lighthouses · South West England
Burnham-on-Sea Round Tower
Burnham-on-Sea Round Tower — lighthouse in Somerset, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Highbridge and Burnham · 3.0 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Burnham-on-Sea Round Tower is a working or historic lighthouse on the United Kingdom coast. Records date its origin to 1801. Managed by Trinity House. Wikidata describes it as: "lighthouse in Somerset, England". Coordinates: 51.2397°, -2.9983°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Bridgwater Bay SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: SOMERSET WETLANDS
- National Nature Reserve: MENDIP
- Ramsar wetland: Severn Estuary
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Round Tower was a lighthouse in Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, 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 It was decommissioned in 1832, having been replaced by a pair of leading lights half a mile to the north, and is now a private dwelling.
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Background
History
According to local legend, on a stormy night in around 1750 a fisherman's wife placed a candle in the window of her cottage, near the church, to guide her husband back home. Such was its effectiveness that local sailors began to pay her regular small sums of money to keep a candle burning night by night. Later, she was paid £5 by the sexton of St Andrews Church, who took over the responsibility but placed the light on top of the church tower where it was more easily to be seen. A local vicar, either John Goulden in 1764 or Walter Harris in 1799, raised a subscription amongst the local population to replace the light on the church. Towards the end of the century, the curate The Revd David…
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- Coordinates
- 51.2397, -2.9983
- District
- Somerset
- Parish
- Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge
- Postcode
- TA8 2HB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bridgwater
- Established
- 1801
- Nearest railway station
- Highbridge and Burnham — 3 km
- Official site
- en.wikipedia.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q4999732 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Burnham-on-Sea Round Tower (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Bunrham Round Tower1510008 64bb67f5.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Burnham-on-Sea Round Tower?
- Burnham-on-Sea Round Tower is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TA8 2HB), in the parish of Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge.
- When was Burnham-on-Sea Round Tower built?
- Built or established in 1801.
- Who runs Burnham-on-Sea Round Tower?
- Burnham-on-Sea Round Tower is operated by Trinity House.
- Is Burnham-on-Sea Round Tower a protected site?
- Yes — Burnham-on-Sea Round Tower is part of the Bridgwater Bay SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the SOMERSET WETLANDS National Nature Reserve.
- Is Burnham-on-Sea Round Tower free to visit?
- Yes, Burnham-on-Sea Round Tower is free to enter.
- How do I get to Burnham-on-Sea Round Tower?
- The nearest railway station is Highbridge and Burnham, about 3.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TA8 2HB.