Kingsnorth power station
Kingsnorth power station was a dual-fired coal and oil power station on the Hoo Peninsula at Medway in Kent, South East England. The four-unit Hinton Heavies station was operated by energy firm E.ON UK, and had a generating capacity of 2,000 megawatts.- Type: Power station
- Description: former dual-fired coal and oil power station in Kent, England, UK
- Also known as: “Kingsnorth Power Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Damhead Creek power station and Cockham Wood Fort.
Damhead Creek power station
Power station
Damhead Creek power station is a 792 MWe gas-fired… Damhead Creek power station is situated 2,700 feet north of Kingsnorth power station.
Cockham Wood Fort
Fort
Cockham Wood Fort was constructed in 1669 on the north… Cockham Wood Fort is situated 2½ miles west of Kingsnorth power station.
Church of St Werburgh, Hoo
Church
Church of St Werburgh, Hoo is situated 1½ miles west of Kingsnorth power station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gillingham and Brompton.
Brompton
Village
Brompton is a suburban village situated between the… Brompton is situated 3½ miles southwest of Kingsnorth power station.
Kingsnorth power station
- Categories: coal-fired power station, oil-fired power station, and industry
- Location: Hoo St Werburgh, Medway, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.41838° or 51° 25′ 6″ north
Longitude
0.60385° or 0° 36′ 14″ east
Elevation
43 feet (13 metres)
Open location code
9F32CJ93+9G
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In Other Languages
From Norwegian to Persian—“Kingsnorth power station” goes by many names.
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kingsnorth kraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Kingsnorth kraftverk”
- Persian: “نیروگاه کینگسسورث”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Kingsnorth and Tunbridge Hill.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: HVDC Kingsnorth - Kingsnorth Static Inverter Plant and Long Reach.
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