Drakelow Power Station

Drakelow Power Station refers to a series of three now decommissioned and demolished coal-fired power stations located 2.4 mi south of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire in the West Midlands of England, on the River Trent.

Photo: Alan Slater, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Saviour’s Church, Branston and All Saints.

St Saviour’s Church, Branston

Church

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Saint Saviour's is the Church of England parish church for the village of Branston, south of Burton upon Trent. It is part of the Diocese of Lichfield. St Saviour’s Church, Branston is situated 1 mile northwest of Drakelow Power Station.

All Saints

Church

Photo: Alan Slater, CC BY-SA 2.0.

All Saints is a Church of England parish church in Burton upon Trent. It is part of the Diocese of Lichfield. All Saints is situated 1½ miles north of Drakelow Power Station.

St Lawrence’s Church

Church

Photo: Geoff Pick, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Lawrence's Church, Walton-on-Trent is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Walton-on-Trent, Derbyshire. St Lawrence’s Church is situated 1½ miles southwest of Drakelow Power Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Walton-on-Trent and Rosliston.

Walton-on-Trent

Village

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Walton-on-Trent is a village within the civil parish of Walton-upon-Trent, in the National Forest in the South Derbyshire district in Derbyshire, England. The population of the civil parish as taken at the 2011 Census was 872.

Rosliston

Village

Photo: Geoff Pick, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rosliston is a small village and civil parish in South Derbyshire, England close to the county boundaries of Leicestershire and Staffordshire. The civil parish population at the 2011 Census was 642. Rosliston is situated 2 miles south of Drakelow Power Station.

Caldwell

Village

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Caldwell is a small village in south Derbyshire, England within the National Forest and in the parish of Cauldwell. At the 2011 census, the population is listed under the civil parish of Drakelow. Caldwell is situated 2 miles southeast of Drakelow Power Station.

Drakelow Power Station

Type: Power station
Description: Series of three now demolished coal-fired power stations
Categories: coal-fired power station and industry
Location: Drakelow, South Derbyshire District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.77377° or 52° 46′ 26″ north

Longitude

-1.65434° or 1° 39′ 16″ west

Elevation

171 feet (52 metres)

Open location code

9C4WQ8FW+G7

GeoNames ID

7701407

Wikidata ID

Q5305645

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In Other Languages

From Norwegian to Norwegian Bokmål—“Drakelow Power Station” goes by many names.

Norwegian Bokmål: “Drakelow kraftverk”
Norwegian: “Drakelow kraftverk”

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