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Old Hunstanton Lighthouse

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Hunstanton Lighthouse
Hunstanton Lighthouse

Old Hunstanton Lighthouse is a former lighthouse located in Old Hunstanton in the English county of Norfolk, generally called Hunstanton Lighthouse (or, less formally, 'Hunston Lighthouse') during its operational life. It was built at the highest point available on this part of the coast, on top of Hunstanton Cliffs, and served to help guide vessels into the safe water of Lynn Deeps. Although the present lighthouse was built in 1840, there had been a lighthouse on the site since the 17th century (prior to which a light to aid navigation may have been displayed from St Edmund's Chapel, the ruins of which stand nearby). Prior to the establishment of the Lynn Well light vessel in 1828, Hunstanton Lighthouse provided the only visible guide to ships seeking to enter The Wash at night.

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Old Hunstanton Lighthouse
Lighthouse Close, King's Lynn and West Norfolk

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N 52.949645 ° E 0.49376 °
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The Old Lighhouse

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PE36 6EL King's Lynn and West Norfolk
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