Old Lifeboat Station at Lossiemouth - geograph

Former lifeboat station Castletown - geograph

Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) stations are the bases for the

RNLI The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is the largest charity that saves lives at sea around the coasts of the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man, as well as on some inland waterways. It i ...

's fleet of search and rescue lifeboats that cover the coastal waters around the entire British Isles, as well as major inland waterways. The service was established in 1824 as the Royal National Institute for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck (RNIPLS), later to become the RNLI in 1854, and is operated largely by volunteers. Its headquarters are at

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, Dorset and it is a registered charity in both the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. This is a list of former RNIPLS stations (dates up to 1854) and RNLI stations (dates from 1854), primarily those where the RNLI has ceased operations from that particular location, village or town. Some RNLI sites, where the station is still in operation, but not necessarily at the original location, will be included in the List of RNLI stations.

Regions

The information is correct with reference to the Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2024 unless noted otherwise, and is set out like the RNLI's divisional model. As far as possible it follows a clockwise route around the coast. * North and East Region (

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and

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) * South East Region (

South South is one of the cardinal directions or Points of the compass, compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Pro ...

and South East England) * South West Region ( South West England and the Channel Islands) * Wales and West Region: ( Wales,

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and the Isle of Man) * Scotland Region ( Scotland) * Ireland Region ( Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland)

List of stations by Region

North & East Region

South East Region

South West Region

Wales, West & Isle of Man Region

Scotland Region

Ireland Region

References

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