Avon Rd Substation
Avon Rd Substation is an electrical substation in Blaenavon, Torfaen County Borough, Wales. Avon Rd Substation is situated nearby to the pub Queen Victoria Inn, as well as near Castle Hotel.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Blaenavon High Level railway station and Workmen’s Hall and Institute.
Blaenavon High Level railway station
Railway station
Blaenavon High Level is a railway station on the preserved Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway, serving the World Heritage Site and town of Blaenavon, south Wales. Blaenavon High Level railway station is situated 820 feet south of Avon Rd Substation.
Workmen’s Hall and Institute
Historic building
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Workmen’s Hall and Institute is a historic building, which is situated 1,100 feet northwest of Avon Rd Substation.
Blaenavon Library
Library
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blaenavon Library is situated 1,200 feet northwest of Avon Rd Substation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blaenavon and Pwll Du.
Blaenavon
Photo: Alan Stanton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blaenavon is a town in Torfaen, South Wales. The Blaenavon Industrial Landscape has been named a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Pwll Du
Locality
Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pwll Du was a village in Monmouthshire, Wales. It was declared a slum in 1960 and demolished in 1963. The main employment was provided by nearby limestone quarries and by the iron works in Blaenavon. Pwll Du is situated 2 miles north of Avon Rd Substation.
Cwmavon
Village
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Cwmavon is a hamlet about 2 miles south of Blaenavon and 4 miles north of Pontypool. The hamlet is part of the community of Abersychan in the county borough of Torfaen in south east Wales, and is within the boundaries of the historic county of Monmouthshire. Cwmavon is situated 2 miles southeast of Avon Rd Substation.
Avon Rd Substation
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Blaenavon, Torfaen County Borough, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.77059° or 51° 46′ 14″ northLongitude
-3.08393° or 3° 5′ 2″ westOpen location code
9C3RQWC8+6COpenStreetMap ID
node 12837853750OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=street_cabinet
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