Heysham

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Heysham

Total population

17,016

Coordinates54.05°, -2.89°

Demographic figures from UK Office for National Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Heysham is a coastal village in the Lancaster district of Lancashire, England, overlooking Morecambe Bay. It is a ferry port, with services to the Isle of Man and Ireland, and the site of two nuclear power stations.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Nearby places in England

• Morecambe
  1.9 mi away
• Carnforth
  7.3 mi away
• Garstang
  11.3 mi away
• Ulverston
  13.1 mi away
• Poulton-le-Fylde
  14.6 mi away
• Askam-in-Furness
  15.9 mi away
• High Bentham
  16.2 mi away
• Broughton
  17.9 mi away
• Millom
  19 mi away
• Longridge
  19.1 mi away
• Broughton in Furness
  20.4 mi away
• Lytham St Annes
  21.3 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Heysham

[Report 1961]

Morecambe and Heysham (England). Borough Council · 1961

[Report 1945]

Morecambe and Heysham (England). Borough Council · 1945

[Report 1948]

Morecambe and Heysham (England). Borough Council · 1948

[Report 1964]

Morecambe and Heysham (England). Borough Council · 1964

[Report 1955]

Morecambe and Heysham (England). Borough Council · 1955

[Report 1959-1960]

Morecambe and Heysham (England). Borough Council · 1960

[Report 1946]

Morecambe and Heysham (England). Borough Council · 1946

[Report 1951]

Morecambe and Heysham (England). Borough Council · 1951

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Seen 2026-09-17

Cross Orbweaver

Araneus diadematus

Seen 2026-09-17

Walnut Orbweaver

Nuctenea umbratica

Seen 2026-09-17

fireweed

Chamaenerion angustifolium

Seen 2026-09-17

wild teasel

Dipsacus fullonum

Seen 2026-09-17

Ivy-leaved toadflax

Cymbalaria muralis

Seen 2026-09-17

Shining Crane's-bill

Geranium lucidum

Seen 2026-09-17

Sweet Woodruff

Galium odoratum

Seen 2026-09-17

Hart's-tongue fern

Asplenium scolopendrium

Seen 2026-09-17

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers