Ross Young Substation
Ross Young Substation is an electrical substation in Okehampton, West Devon District, England. Ross Young Substation is situated nearby to the archaeological site Roman Vicus, as well as near Okehampton Fire Station.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Okehampton Library and Museum of Dartmoor Life.
Okehampton Library
Library
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Okehampton Library is situated 2,900 feet southwest of Ross Young 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 3,600 feet southwest of Ross Young 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 mile south of Ross Young 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 2½ miles southeast of Ross Young 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 3 miles southwest of Ross Young 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 3 miles south of Ross Young Substation.
Ross Young 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
50.74729° or 50° 44′ 50″ northLongitude
-3.9962° or 3° 59′ 46″ westOpen location code
9C2RP2W3+WGOpenStreetMap ID
node 13204271063
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