Ofrex No1 Substation

Ofrex No1 Substation is an electrical substation in River Garw, County Borough of Bridgend, Wales. Ofrex No1 Substation is situated near the church Calfaria Baptist Chapel, as well as near the village Llangeinor.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Church Of St Cein and St David’s Church, Bettws.

Church Of St Cein

Church

Photo: John Finch, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church Of St Cein is situated 3,200 feet east of Ofrex No1 Substation.

St David’s Church, Bettws

Church

Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St David's Church is a Grade I listed church in Bettws, Bridgend County Borough, southern Wales. The church is believed to date to the 12th century, though was dedicated to St David later on. St David’s Church, Bettws is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Ofrex No1 Substation.

Tondu railway station

Railway station

Photo: Mattbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tondu railway station is a railway station serving the village of Tondu, Bridgend county borough, South Wales. It is located on the Maesteg Line from Cardiff via Bridgend. Tondu railway station is situated 2½ miles southwest of Ofrex No1 Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llangeinor and Bettws.

Llangeinor

Village

Photo: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llangeinor is a small village located in the Garw Valley around 5 miles north of Bridgend in Bridgend County Borough, Wales. The ward population taken at the 2011 census was 1,243. The entire village is now protected as part of a conservation area.

Bettws

Village

Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bettws, is a small ex-mining and farming village in the South Wales Valleys in the county borough of Bridgend, Wales. Bryngarw Country Park is approximately one mile away, with a footpath leading there from the village.

Lewistown

Village

Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lewistown is a small village in South Wales. It lies between Ogmore Vale and Blackmill in the valley of the River Ogmore. It developed to service the local coal mines which have all now closed and it has become largely a commuter village for Bridgend and Maesteg.

Ofrex No1 Substation

Type: Electrical substation
Category: industry
Location: River Garw, County Borough of Bridgend, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.57827° or 51° 34′ 42″ north

Longitude

-3.56699° or 3° 34′ 1″ west

Operator

National Grid Electricity Distribution

Open location code

9C3RHCHM+86

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13306148378

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Calfaria Baptist Chapel and Tynyrheol Primary School.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Ofrex No2 Substation and IrvinGQ.

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