Meanings
proper noun
- A large village and port in Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4161).
1 more example
In 1897, The Midland Railway began the construction of a harbour at Heysham, to replace Morecambe, a few miles to the north, as the port for its steamer services to Northern Ireland. […] Today, Heysham is one of the busiest of Lancashire's smaller ports, with a tidal basin of 36 acres, and a depth of 45½ ft. and 17 ft. at high and low water respectively on spring tides.
1954 October, “Fifty Years at Heysham”, in Railway Magazine, pages 663-664
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Heysham. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heysham
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