Lighthouses · North West England
Formby Lighthouse
Formby Lighthouse is a lighthouse in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Hightown · 1.6 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Formby Lighthouse is a working or historic lighthouse on the United Kingdom coast. Records date its origin to 1719. Coordinates: 53.5389°, -3.0668°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Sefton Coast SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Ribble & Alt Estuaries
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Formby Lighthouse was a lighthouse station in Little Altcar, Merseyside. The lighthouse was converted in 1834 from a structure originally built in 1719.
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- Coordinates
- 53.5389, -3.0668
- District
- Sefton
- Parish
- Little Altcar
- Postcode
- L37 6FA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Sefton Central
- Established
- 1719
- Nearest railway station
- Hightown — 1.6 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q133799815 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Formby Lighthouse (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Formby Lighthouse?
- Formby Lighthouse is in North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode L37 6FA), in the parish of Little Altcar.
- When was Formby Lighthouse built?
- Built or established in 1719.
- Is Formby Lighthouse a protected site?
- Yes — Formby Lighthouse is part of the Sefton Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Ribble & Alt Estuaries Ramsar wetland.
- Is Formby Lighthouse free to visit?
- Yes, Formby Lighthouse is free to enter.
- How do I get to Formby Lighthouse?
- The nearest railway station is Hightown, about 1.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode L37 6FA.