Bradwell nuclear power station
Bradwell nuclear power station is a Magnox-design nuclear power station that is undergoing decommissioning. It is located on the Dengie peninsula at the mouth of the River Blackwater, Essex.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Industry
- Description: nuclear power station in Essex, England, UK
- Also known as: “Bradwell Nuclear Power Station”
- Postal code: CM0 7HP
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pewet Island and Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall.
Pewet Island
Island
Pewet Island lies on the south side of the estuary of the River Blackwater in the English county of Essex. Pewet Island is off the hamlet of Bradwell Waterside.
Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall
Photo: Virtualcolm, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall, Bradwell-on-Sea, is a Christian church dating from the years 660–662 and among the oldest largely intact churches in England. Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall is situated 2 miles east of Bradwell nuclear power station.
Great Cob Island
Islet
Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Great Cob island is a small island in the estuary of the River Blackwater in Essex, England, the United Kingdom. The island is an area of low-lying salt marsh in the tidal channel known as Virley Channel that runs to the east of the village of Tollesbury. Great Cob Island is situated 1½ miles northwest of Bradwell nuclear power station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bradwell Waterside and West Mersea.
Bradwell Waterside
Hamlet
Photo: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bradwell Waterside is a small hamlet in Essex, England. It is located about 9 km north-northeast of Southminster and is 28 km east from the county town of Chelmsford.
West Mersea
Town
Photo: David Morrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Mersea is a town and civil parish on Mersea Island in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England. It is one of two parishes on the island, the other being East Mersea. West Mersea is situated 2½ miles north of Bradwell nuclear power station.
St Lawrence Bay
Locality
St Lawrence Bay is a village in Essex, UK. It is in an area known as the Dengie Hundred, next to the River Blackwater. The village is now known as St Lawrence, Essex which comprises the two settlements of St Lawrence Bay and Ramsey Island. St Lawrence Bay is situated 3 miles southwest of Bradwell nuclear power station.
Bradwell nuclear power station
- Category: nuclear power plant
- Location: Bradwell-on-Sea, Maldon District, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.74195° or 51° 44′ 31″ northLongitude
0.89768° or 0° 53′ 52″ eastElevation
36 feet (11 metres)Inception
1962Operator
Magnox North LimitedOpen location code
9F32PVRX+Q3OpenStreetMap ID
way 58628915OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Bradwell nuclear power station” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “محطة برادويل للطاقة النووية”
- Chinese: “布拉德韋爾核電站”
- Chinese: “布拉德韦尔核电站”
- Czech: “Jaderná elektrárna Bradwell”
- Dutch: “Bradwell nuclear power station”
- French: “Bradwell”
- French: “Centrale nucleaire de Bradwell”
- French: “centrale nucléaire de Bradwell”
- French: “Centrale nucléaire de Bradwell”
- German: “Kernkraftwerk Bradwell”
- Italian: “centrale nucleare di Bradwell”
- Italian: “Centrale nucleare di Bradwell”
- Japanese: “ブラッドウェル原子力発電所”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Bradwell kjernekraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Bradwell kjernekraftverk”
- Russian: “АЭС Брадуэлл”
- Russian: “АЭС Брэдвелл”
- Russian: “Брадуэлл”
- Scots: “Bradwell nuclear pouer station”
- Swedish: “Bradwell kärnkraftverk”
Localities in the Area
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