Kimmeridge Lifeboat Station
| Kimmeridge Lifeboat Station | |
|---|---|
Kimmeridge Bay | |
| General information | |
| Status | Closed |
| Type | RNLI Lifeboat Station |
| Town or city | Kimmeridge, Dorset |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 50°36′40.2″N 2°08′29.5″W / 50.611167°N 2.141528°W |
| Opened | December 1868 |
| Closed | 1896 |
Kimmeridge Lifeboat Station was located near the village of Kimmeridge, approximately 10 miles (16 km) west of Swanage on the Isle of Purbeck, overlooking the western end of Kimmeridge Bay and the Jurassic Coast of Dorset.
A lifeboat was first placed at Kimmeridge in December 1868, by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI).
After just over 27 years of operation, Kimmeridge lifeboat station was closed in 1896.
(NB: Kimmeridge is recorded as Kimeridge in virtually all RNLI documentation)