Castle Road Substation
Castle Road Substation is an electrical substation in Okehampton, West Devon District, England. Castle Road Substation is situated nearby to Simmons Park, as well as near Okehampton Post Office.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Okehampton Castle and Museum of Dartmoor Life.
Okehampton Castle
Photo: john spivey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Okehampton Castle is a medieval motte and bailey castle in Devon, England. It was built between 1068 and 1086 by Baldwin FitzGilbert following a revolt in Devon against Norman rule, and formed the centre of the Honour of Okehampton, guarding a crossing point across the West Okement River. Okehampton Castle is situated 1,700 feet southwest of Castle Road Substation.
Museum of Dartmoor Life
Museum
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Museum of Dartmoor Life is a local museum in Okehampton, Devon, southwest England. It covers life in the Dartmoor area. The museum opened in 1981. It is housed on three floors in an early 19th-century mill and there is a waterwheel at the museum. Museum of Dartmoor Life is situated 1,400 feet north of Castle Road Substation.
Okehampton railway station
Railway station
Okehampton railway station is a terminus railway station on the Dartmoor line serving the town of Okehampton in Devon, England. The station closed to regular traffic in 1972, but heritage and occasional mainline services ran from 1997 to 2019. Okehampton railway station is situated 1,900 feet southeast of Castle Road Substation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Belstone and Meldon.
Belstone
Village
Photo: Graham Loveland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Belstone is a small village and civil parish in the West Devon District of Devon, England. Belstone is situated 2 miles east of Castle Road Substation.
Meldon
Hamlet
Photo: Seglea, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Meldon is a hamlet in West Devon, on the edge of Dartmoor in Devon, England. It is 4 km south-west of Okehampton. Its main features are the Meldon Quarry and Meldon Reservoir and the nearby Meldon Viaduct. Meldon is situated 2 miles southwest of Castle Road Substation.
Rowtor Target Railway
Locality
Photo: Richard Knights, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Rowtor Target Railway was a military narrow gauge target railway south of Okehampton in Dartmoor, England, with a gauge of 24 inches. Rowtor Target Railway is situated 2½ miles south of Castle Road Substation.
Castle Road Substation
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Okehampton, West Devon District, Dartmoor, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.73472° or 50° 44′ 5″ northLongitude
-4.00393° or 4° 0′ 14″ westOpen location code
9C2QPXMW+VCOpenStreetMap ID
node 13202505091
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