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Borth Lifeboat Station
In or near Borth.
Borth Lifeboat Station in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Borth · 1.1 km
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Borth Lifeboat Station, the nearest railway station is Borth, located 1.1 km away. The postcode for the station is SY24 5LJ. Entry details are not specified.
About
Borth Lifeboat Station is a place of interest in Wales Mid, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Borth Lifeboat Station (Welsh: Gorsaf Bad Achub Y Borth) is located on High Street in Borth, a village 7 miles (11 km) north of Aberystwyth, overlooking Cardigan Bay, in the county of Ceredigion. A lifeboat station was established at Borth by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in June 1966. The station currently operates a D-class (IB1) Inshore lifeboat, Annie Lizzie (D-893), on station since 2024.
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Background
History
A private lifeboat operated at Borth between 1830 and 1850. No further details are available. In 1964, in response to an increasing amount of water-based leisure activity, the RNLI placed 25 small fast Inshore lifeboats around the country. These were easily launched with just a few people, ideal to respond quickly to local emergencies. More stations were opened in the following years, and a new station was opened at Borth in June 1966. The choice of Borth as a location for a lifeboat is accredited to the campaigning of two local men, councillor Gethin Evans, and WWII veteran Aran Morris , who said that his memories of Arctic convoys of World War II inspired him to press for the lifeboat…
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- Coordinates
- 52.4813, -4.0514
- District
- Ceredigion
- Parish
- Borth
- Postcode
- SY24 5LJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Ceredigion Preseli
- Established
- 1966
- Nearest railway station
- Borth — 1.1 km
- Official site
- rnli.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q4946743 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Borth Lifeboat Station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 4Frequently asked questions
- Where is Borth Lifeboat Station?
- Borth Lifeboat Station is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SY24 5LJ), in the parish of Borth.
- What is Borth Lifeboat Station?
- Borth Lifeboat Station in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Borth Lifeboat Station?
- The nearest railway station is Borth, about 1.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode SY24 5LJ.
- When was Borth Lifeboat Station built?
- Built or established in 1966.
- Who owns Borth Lifeboat Station?
- Borth Lifeboat Station is owned by border|23px Royal National Lifeboat Institution.
- How do I get to Borth Lifeboat Station?
- The nearest railway station is Borth, about 1.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SY24 5LJ.