Heysham
Sign in to saveHeysham ( ) 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.
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Heysham
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- North West England
- UK place.static_image_name
- St. Peter's Church, Heysham.JPG
- UK place.static_image_caption
- St Peter's Church
- UK place.population
- 17,016
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SD415615
- UK place.post_town
- MORECAMBE
- UK place.postcode_area
- LA
- UK place.postcode_district
- LA3
- UK place.dial_code
- 01524
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Morecambe and Lunesdale
- UK place.shire_district
- Lancaster
- UK place.shire_county
- Lancashire
- UK place.pushpin_map
- United Kingdom City of Lancaster#United Kingdom Morecambe Bay
- UK place.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in the City of Lancaster district##Location on Morecambe Bay
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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.
==History== Of historical interest are the stone-hewn graves in the ruins of the ancient St. Patrick's Chapel, close to St Peter's Church. They are thought to date from the 11th century, and are carved from solid rock. Local legend has it that St Patrick landed here after crossing from Ireland and established the chapel. However it has been established that the chapel was built around 300 years after Patrick's death, and is thus associated with early Celtic Christianity. These stone graves appear on the cover of the Black Sabbath CD, The Best of Black Sabbath. thumb|left|Heysham rock-cut tombs|Stone-hewn graves overlooking [[Morecambe Bay]]