Aberthaw Power Station
Aberthaw Power Station is a power station in St. Athan, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Aberthaw Power Station is situated nearby to the village Gileston, as well as near St Athan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aberthaw power stations and East Orchard Castle.
Aberthaw power stations
Power station
Photo: Christopher Ware, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Two decommissioned coal-fired and co-fired biomass power stations, both known as Aberthaw power station, have operated at Limpert Bay, near the villages of Gileston and West Aberthaw in the Vale of Glamorgan. Aberthaw power stations is situated 1,100 feet east of Aberthaw Power Station.
East Orchard Castle
Castle
Photo: Ben Salter, CC BY 2.0.
East Orchard Castle is a ruined building near St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, whose remains date mainly from the 14th century. East Orchard Castle is situated 1¼ miles north of Aberthaw Power Station.
St Tathan’s Church
Church
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St Tathan's Church is a medieval church in St. Athan, in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It is dedicated to Saint Tathan. The building's origins are probably 12th century, but there is little evidence of any 12th-century fabric remaining. St Tathan’s Church is situated 1 mile north of Aberthaw Power Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gileston and St Athan.
Gileston
Village
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gileston is a small Welsh village near West Aberthaw in the Vale of Glamorgan on the coast of South Wales.
St Athan
Village
Photo: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Athan is a village and community in the Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales. The village and its parish church are dedicated to Saint Tathan. The church dates to the 13th–14th century, though an earlier church was dated to the Norman period.
Llancadle
Hamlet
Photo: Peter Wasp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llancadle is a rural village south-west of Barry near Rhoose in the Vale of Glamorgan, in Wales. Llancadle is located near the international airport for Wales, Cardiff International Airport. Llancadle is situated 1½ miles northeast of Aberthaw Power Station.
Aberthaw Power Station
- Type: Power station
- Category: industry
- Location: St. Athan, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.38727° or 51° 23′ 14″ northLongitude
-3.40667° or 3° 24′ 24″ westElevation
135 feet (41 metres)Open location code
9C3R9HPV+W8GeoNames ID
9856084
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