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1654:Souter Point
1644:Seaton Carew
1619:St Anthony's
1609:Round Island
1594:Portland Low
1524:New Brighton
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1639:Scarborough
1564:Plover Scar
1499:Lundy South
1494:Lundy North
1459:Inner Farne
1449:Hurst Point
1404:Happisburgh
1294:Bishop Rock
1274:Beachy Head
1264:Anvil Point
1211:Winmarleigh
1041:Derelict or
974:RNAS Inskip
939:Golden Ball
914:Ashley Hall
886:Winmarleigh
840:St Nicholas
430:20 December
223:, England.
170:Deactivated
121:Constructed
103: /
78:Coordinates
1790:Categories
1734:Withernsea
1684:Spurn Head
1664:South Gare
1604:Roker Pier
1539:Orfordness
1454:Ilfracombe
1444:Hunstanton
1424:Heugh Hill
1344:Crow Point
1314:Bull Point
1299:Black Nore
1284:Berry Head
1279:Belle Tout
1085:Wyre Light
1043:demolished
1015:Bilsborrow
919:Black Bull
817:All Saints
707:Mains Hall
624:Marsh Mill
579:St Michael
566:Churchtown
493:Wyre Light
331:References
221:Lancashire
209:Wyre Light
129:Foundation
88:53°57′11″N
63:Lancashire
25:Wyre Light
21:Lighthouse
1754:Wolf Rock
1739:Winterton
1714:Tynemouth
1679:Southwold
1634:St Mary's
1544:Pakefield
1514:Nab Tower
1489:Lowestoft
1484:Longstone
1479:Longships
1434:Hodbarrow
1419:The Heugh
1399:Hale Head
1384:Gorleston
1354:Eddystone
1349:Dungeness
1309:Bow Creek
1146:Hambleton
1126:Fleetwood
1121:Claughton
1116:Catterall
1106:Bleasdale
1094:Listed in
1070:Illawalla
872:St Oswald
854:St Thomas
831:Fleetwood
613:Grade II*
217:Fleetwood
91:3°01′37″W
59:Fleetwood
57:offshore
1729:Whitgift
1704:Tater Du
1599:Rampside
1559:Peninnis
1509:Maryport
1389:Gunfleet
1269:Bamburgh
1191:Preesall
1156:Kirkland
1136:Garstang
1024:Thornton
1019:St Hilda
924:The Bull
903:Unlisted
881:St Peter
868:Preesall
850:Garstang
845:St Peter
813:Barnacre
671:Grade II
570:St Helen
454:Archived
424:Archived
366:Archived
347:Archived
280:See also
258:and the
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1624:St Bees
1554:Pendeen
1519:Needles
1469:Leasowe
1439:Hoylake
1414:Harwich
1379:Godrevy
1181:Pilling
890:St Luke
877:Scorton
859:Poulton
835:St Mary
658:St Chad
654:Poulton
640:Pilling
552:Grade I
473:Sources
460:26 July
267:estuary
227:History
67:England
1744:Whitby
1719:Walney
1474:Lizard
1339:Cromer
1334:Coquet
1166:Nateby
1131:Forton
1028:Christ
397:6 June
260:Pharos
241:Thames
145:Height
1549:Paull
1359:Farne
1304:Blyth
1111:Cabus
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186:Range
165:Light
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