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Selwicks Bay Photos

East Riding of Yorkshire, England

Flamborough Head Lighthouse

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In operation since the early 1800s, the light was automated in 1996.

Uploaded to Geograph by James T M Towill on 12 July 2017

Creative Commons License Photo © James T M Towill, 12 July 2017. Licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons licence

Location: North Marine Estate, Flamborough

Location type: Village

OS Grid: TA254708

Coordinates: 54°7'4"N 0°4'57"W

Mapcode: GBR WNVT.XL

What 3 Words: galloped.pythons.luring

Coordinates and location codes are for an approximate mid-point of the beach, and may not reflect the best access point or the most popular part of the beach.

Country: England

Local Authority: East Riding of Yorkshire

Parish: Flamborough

Nearest postcode: YO15 1AR

(for sat-nav purposes only, a beach does not have a postal address!)

'Flamborough Head Lighthouse' - a photo of Selwicks Bay

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