St Bees Lighthouse

Sandwith, Cumberland

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Aerial Photo by Marinas.com more images are available

Photo by Humphrey Bolton

Photo by Nigel Chadwick

Lighthouse information Grid

Name:	St Bees Lighthouse, Sandwith, Cumbria
Current status:	Currently in use
Geographic Position:	54° 30'.82 N 03° 38'.10 W
Grid Reference:	NX941143
Ceremonial County:	Cumberland
Appearance:
Map Link:	Get-A-Map Multimap
Aerial photo:	Marinas.com
Other photos:	Geograph
Originally built:	1718
Current lighthouse built:	1822
Height of Tower:	17m
Height of light above mean sea level:	102m
Character of light:	2 White Flashes Every 20 Seconds
Character of fog signal:
Range of light:	21 nautical miles
Owned / run by:	Trinity House
Getting there:
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Website:	TH
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Other Relevant pages:	For more articles, lists and other information see the Lighthouses Section Lighthouse Map of England and Wales Featured List of Lighthouses - England and Wales List of Minor Lighthouses and Lights - England and Wales
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Page Ref: St_Bees_Lighthouse	Topic: Lighthouses	Last Updated: 06/2010

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