💡 Leasowe Lighthouse

United Kingdom · Europe · 53.41°N, 3.13°W

Leasowe Lighthouse is an historic lighthouse in Moreton on the Wirral Peninsula in Merseyside, England. The lighthouse was built in 1763 by The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company to guide shipping safely to the Port of Liverpool and is the oldest lighthouse built from bricks in the United Kingdom. The lighthouse became obsolete and was closed in 1908. The last lighthouse keeper was a Mrs. Williams, the only known female lighthouse keeper of the period.

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Quick facts

Country	United Kingdom
Continent / region	Europe
Coordinates (approx.)	53.41°N, 3.13°W · view on map

Leasowe Lighthouse is located in United Kingdom, in Europe.

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