Willesden Substation

Willesden Substation is an electrical substation in Ealing, Greater London, England. Willesden Substation is situated nearby to the metro station Harlesden station, as well as near Harlesden Baptist Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Harlesden station and Willesden Junction station.

Harlesden station

Metro station

Photo: Sunil060902, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Harlesden is an interchange station on Acton Lane, in north-west London, England. It is on the Bakerloo line of the London Underground and the Lioness Line of the London Overground, between Stonebridge Park and Willesden Junction stations. Harlesden station is situated 900 feet north of Willesden Substation.

Willesden Junction station

Railway station

Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Willesden Junction is an interchange station at the intersection of the North London and Watford DC lines in Harlesden, north-west London, England. It provides Bakerloo line services of the London Underground, and the Lioness and Mildmay line services of the London Overground. Willesden Junction station is situated 3,300 feet east of Willesden Substation.

Harlesden Baptist Church

Church

Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Harlesden Baptist Church is situated 1,700 feet east of Willesden Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Harlesden and Old Oak Common.

Harlesden

Suburb

Photo: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Harlesden is a district in the London Borough of Brent, situated just north of Old Oak Common and the Grand Union Canal. Harlesden was historically in the Municipal Borough of Willesden before the creation of Brent; it lies within Willesden's postal district of NW10.

Old Oak Common

Neighborhood

Photo: Oxyman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Old Oak Common is a semi-industrial area of London, between Harlesden and Acton. The area is traditionally known for its railway depots, particularly Old Oak Common TMD which was decommissioned in 2021.

College Park

Neighborhood

College Park is a small mainly residential neighbourhood in Kensal Green, to the north of the borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, London and is near Kensal Green station and Willesden Junction station.

Willesden Substation

Type: Electrical substation
Also known as: “HVDC Kingsnorth - Willesden Static Inverter Plant”
Category: industry
Location: Ealing, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.53389° or 51° 32′ 2″ north

Longitude

-0.258° or 0° 15′ 29″ west

Elevation

115 feet (35 metres)

Operator

National Grid plc

Open location code

9C3XGPMR+HQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 49601061

GeoNames ID

7282465

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