Harbours & ports · North West England
Heysham Port
Heysham Port — port in Lancashire, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Heysham Port · 0.3 km
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Heysham Port is a harbour in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "port in Lancashire, UK". Coordinates: 54.0339°, -2.9170°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Lune Estuary SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Morecambe Bay SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Morecambe Bay
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Heysham Port is situated by the village of Heysham, Lancashire, England. The harbour ships mainly roll-on/roll-off freight, with one passenger service run by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company, which operates a twice daily sailing to Isle of Man. There are three freight routes run by CLdN RoRo and Stena Line which all sail to Ireland daily. Heysham Port railway station links it to Lancaster via Morecambe. Adjacent to the dock site is Heysham nuclear power station.
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Background
History
In 1891, the Midland Railway, which already operated Morecambe Harbour four miles to the north-east, gave notice of its intention to develop a new harbour at Heysham and appointed consulting engineers James Abernethy and his son to undertake a feasibility study of the project. The plan was for an enclosed dock accessed through a lock, but idea made no further progress. In 1895, a much larger Heysham port plan was put forward by Messrs James Abernethy & Son, in conjunction with the Midland Railway's chief engineer. This formed the basis of the harbour which was built, although there were many changes as work progressed and the full scheme was never completed. In 1896, an enabling act of…
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- Coordinates
- 54.0339, -2.9170
- County
- Lancashire
- District
- Lancaster
- Parish
- Lancaster, unparished area
- Postcode
- LA3 2XE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Morecambe and Lunesdale
- Established
- 1897
- Nearest railway station
- Heysham Port — 0.3 km
- Official site
- ports.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5749787 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Heysham Port (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Heysham Port.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Heysham Port?
- Heysham Port is in Lancashire, North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode LA3 2XE), in the parish of Lancaster, unparished area.
- When was Heysham Port built?
- Built or established in 1897.
- Who owns Heysham Port?
- Heysham Port is owned by The Peel Group.
- Is Heysham Port a protected site?
- Yes — Heysham Port is part of the Lune Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Morecambe Bay SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Heysham Port?
- The nearest railway station is Heysham Port, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LA3 2XE.