Headon Down Switch House Substation
Headon Down Switch House Substation is an electrical substation in Shaugh Prior, South Hams District, England. Headon Down Switch House Substation is situated nearby to the forest Broomage Wood, as well as near Headon Quarry.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dartmoor Zoological Park and Hemerdon Mine.
Dartmoor Zoological Park
Zoo
Photo: Smalljim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dartmoor Zoological Society is a 33-acre zoo just north of the village of Sparkwell, on the south-west edge of Dartmoor, in the county of Devon in the South West of England. Dartmoor Zoological Park is situated 1¼ miles south of Headon Down Switch House Substation.
Hemerdon Mine
Quarry
Photo: Southwesterner, Public domain.
Hemerdon Mine, also known as Hemerdon Ball Mine, Hemerdon Bal Mine and previously as Drakelands Mine is a tungsten and tin mine. It is located 11 km northeast of Plymouth, near Plympton, in Devon, England. Hemerdon Mine is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Headon Down Switch House Substation.
Mountain Inn
Pub
Photo: Ruth Sharville, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mountain Inn is a pub, which is situated 1 mile southeast of Headon Down Switch House Substation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cornwood and Sparkwell.
Cornwood
Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cornwood is a village in Dartmoor, in the English county of Devon. The village sits within the Dartmoor National Park.
Sparkwell
Village
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sparkwell is a small village and civil parish in the South Hams district of Devon. Historically it was part of Haytor Hundred. In 2021 the parish had a population of 1425. Sparkwell is situated 1½ miles south of Headon Down Switch House Substation.
Plympton
Town
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Plympton is a suburb of the city of Plymouth in Devon, England. It is in origin an ancient stannary town. It was an important trading centre for locally mined tin, and a seaport before the River Plym silted up and trade moved down river to Plymouth and was the seat of Plympton Priory the most significant local landholder for many centuries. Plympton is situated 4 miles southwest of Headon Down Switch House Substation.
Headon Down Switch House Substation
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Shaugh Prior, South Hams District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.42786° or 50° 25′ 40″ northLongitude
-3.99588° or 3° 59′ 45″ westOpen location code
9C2RC2H3+4JOpenStreetMap ID
node 13183568121
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Broomage Wood and Headon Quarry.
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