English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Lighthouse Rd

Other OS name in the Parish of West Kirby

Historical Forms

  • Hoylake Lighthouse 1831 Bry
  • the brick lighthouse…at Highlake 1766 Orm2ii489
  • the low wooden lighthouse 1766 Orm2
  • Low Light 1831 Bry
  • Lower Lighthouse 1842 OS

Etymology

, site of Hoylake Lighthouse 1831 Bry, the brick lighthouseat Highlake 1766 Orm2 ii489. There was another, the low wooden lighthouse 1766Orm2 loc. cit., Low Light 1831 Bry, Lower Lighthouse 1842 OS .