Heysham (/ˈhiːʃəm/ ⓘ HEE-shəm) is a coastal village in the Lancaster district of Lancashire, England, overlooking Morecambe Bay.

Of historical interest are the stone-hewn graves in the ruins of the ancient St. Patrick's Chapel, close to St Peter's Church.

Four figures on the hogback have been interpreted by scholars as the four dwarfs who hold up the sky in Nordic mythology, Norðri, Suðri, Austri and Vestri, although this is debated.

The Barrows are the only sea-cliffs in Lancashire and contain, in a relatively small area, woodland, open grassland, sandy beaches and deep rock pools.

Some ferries connect with trains from Heysham Port railway station to Lancaster via the Morecambe Branch Line.

Nearby, on the sea shore is a patch of rock known as Red Nab where waders and gulls roost and congregate.

On a visit in August 1816,[19] he made sketches which formed the basis of his subsequent watercolour Heysham and Cumberland Mountains (British Museum); it depicts the village with the Lakeland backdrop across Morecambe Bay.