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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wolfe Rock Lighthouse like this:
WOLFROCK, a skerry 8½ miles SSW of Lands-End, in Cornwall. It takes its name from the roar, raised by the dashing of the sea upon it; measures 56 yards by 38; is nearly covered at low tide; and has been surmounted, since 1840, by a beacon 36 feet high.
Wolfe Rock Lighthouse is now part of CORNWALL Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how CORNWALL has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wolfe Rock Lighthouse itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wolfe Rock Lighthouse in Cornwall | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5115
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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