Leeham S.W.W.A. Substation

Leeham S.W.W.A. Substation is an electrical substation in Challacombe, North Devon, England. Leeham S.W.W.A. Substation is situated nearby to the church Holy Trinity, Challacombe, as well as near Wistlandpound Reservoir.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Exmoor Zoo and Wistlandpound Reservoir.

Exmoor Zoo

Zoo

Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Exmoor Zoo is a conservation centre near Bratton Fleming in Exmoor, a national park in North Devon, England. The zoo developed from Exmoor Bird Gardens, opened on the site of a farm in 1982. Exmoor Zoo is situated 1½ miles west of Leeham S.W.W.A. Substation.

Wistlandpound Reservoir

Reservoir

Photo: Barrie Cann, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wistlandpound Reservoir is a reservoir in Devon, England owned by South West Water. Although final completion was in 1957, the reservoir started supplying the Barnstaple area in September 1956. Wistlandpound Reservoir is situated 2½ miles northwest of Leeham S.W.W.A. Substation.

Black Venus

Pub

Photo: Ian Rob, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Black Venus is a pub, which is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Leeham S.W.W.A. Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Benton and High Bray.

Benton

Hamlet

Benton is a village in Devon, England, within the civil parish of Bratton Fleming. Benton is situated 2½ miles southwest of Leeham S.W.W.A. Substation.

High Bray

Hamlet

Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

High Bray is a village, church of England parish and former civil parish, now in the parish of Brayford, in the North Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. High Bray is situated 3½ miles south of Leeham S.W.W.A. Substation.

Lynton and Lynmouth

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lynton and Lynmouth is a civil parish in the North Devon district of Devon, England. The parish is named after its two main settlements of Lynton, which stands on a plateau above the Glen Lyn Gorge, and Lynmouth which lies at the foot of the gorge where the West Lyn River and East Lyn River converge and then meet the sea.

Leeham S.W.W.A. Substation

Type: Electrical substation
Category: industry
Location: Challacombe, North Devon, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.14304° or 51° 8′ 35″ north

Longitude

-3.89231° or 3° 53′ 32″ west

Operator

National Grid Electricity Distribution

Open location code

9C3R44V5+63

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13301112423

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