| Silloth Lifeboat Station | |
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.jpg) Silloth Lifeboat Station | |
  Silloth, Cumbria | |
| General information | |
| Type | RNLI Lifeboat Station |
| Location | The Boathouse |
| Address | Lawn Terrace |
| Town or city | Silloth, Cumbria, CA7 4AW |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 54°52′12.1″N 3°23′35.7″W / 54.870028°N 3.393250°W |
| Opened | 1860, 1967 |
| Closed | 1896 |
| Owner | Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
| Website | |
| Silloth RNLI Lifeboat Station | |
Silloth Lifeboat Station is located at the end of Lawn Terrace, in Silloth, a port town sitting on the Solway Firth, approximately 20 miles (32 km) due west of Carlisle, on the north west coast of Cumbria.[1]
An Inshore lifeboat was first stationed in Silloth by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in 1860.[2]
The station currently operates a B-class (Atlantic 85) Inshore lifeboat, Elaine and Don Wilkinson (B-828), on station since 2008.[2]
- ^ "Cumberland XX.II". Maps. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ a b Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2024). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2024. Lifeboat Enthusiasts Society. pp. 4–132.