Orion Substation
Orion Substation is an electrical substation in Cornelly, County Borough of Bridgend, Wales. Orion Substation is situated nearby to the ruins Morfa-Bach, as well as near Kenfig Castle.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kenfig Castle and Eglwys Nunydd.
Kenfig Castle
Castle
Photo: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kenfig Castle is a ruined castle in Bridgend County Borough in Wales that came to prominence after the Anglo-Norman invasion of Wales in the late 11th century. Kenfig Castle is situated 1,300 feet south of Orion Substation.
Eglwys Nunydd
Reservoir
The Eglwys Nunydd is a 260-acre supply reservoir in Margam, Wales. It was originally constructed in 1963 to provide cooling water for the cold rolling mills at the nearby Port Talbot steelworks.
St Mary Magdalene’s Church
Church
Photo: FruitMonkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Mary Magdalene’s Church is situated 4,100 feet southeast of Orion Substation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kenfig and North Cornelly.
Kenfig
Village
Kenfig is a village and former borough in Bridgend, Wales. It is situated 1 mile inland on the north bank of the Bristol Channel, and just south-west of the M4 motorway.
North Cornelly
Village
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
North Cornelly is a moderately sized village in Bridgend County Borough, Wales. It is four miles from the seaside resort of Porthcawl and six miles from the town of Bridgend.
Pyle
Town
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pyle is a village and community in Bridgend county borough, Wales. This large village is served by the A48 road, and lies less than one mile from Junction 37 of the M4 motorway, and is therefore only a half-hour journey from the capital city of Wales, Cardiff. Pyle is situated 1½ miles east of Orion Substation.
Orion Substation
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Cornelly, County Borough of Bridgend, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.53376° or 51° 32′ 2″ northLongitude
-3.72977° or 3° 43′ 47″ westOpen location code
9C3RG7MC+G3OpenStreetMap ID
node 13306149314
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