Newcastle Hill Substation

Newcastle Hill Substation is an electrical substation in Bridgend, Wales. Newcastle Hill Substation is situated nearby to St Illtyd’s Church, as well as near the stadium Brewery Field.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Illtyd’s Church and Brewery Field.

The Brewery Field, currently called The Electric Brewery Field for sponsorship reasons, is an 12,500 capacity sports stadium in Bridgend, Wales. It is the home ground of the rugby union team Bridgend Ravens. Brewery Field is situated 620 feet northeast of Newcastle Hill Substation.

Bridgend railway station

Railway station

Photo: Paulharding150, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Bridgend railway station is a main line station serving the town of Bridgend, south Wales. It is located approximately halfway between Cardiff Central and Swansea stations, at the point where the Maesteg Line diverges from the South Wales Main Line; it is also the western terminus of the Vale of Glamorgan Line from Cardiff. Bridgend railway station is situated 2,000 feet east of Newcastle Hill Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pen-y-fai and Coity.

Pen-y-fai

Village

Photo: Chris Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pen-y-fai is a village in the county borough of Bridgend, Wales within the Bridgend electoral ward area and the community of Newcastle Higher. The ward population taken at the 2011 census was 2,447.

Coity

Village

Photo: John Grayson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Coity is a village in Bridgend County Borough, south Wales, part of Bridgend town urban area. Coity is part of the community of Coity Higher and is notable for being home to Coity Castle, one of the best-preserved castles in Glamorgan. Coity is situated 1½ miles northeast of Newcastle Hill Substation.

Corntown

Village

Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Corntown is a small village in the Vale of Glamorgan. It lies along the B4524 road, just outside Bridgend, 21.6 miles west of the centre of Cardiff. It has grown around Corntown Farm. Corntown is situated 2 miles southeast of Newcastle Hill Substation.

Newcastle Hill Substation

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

51.50859° or 51° 30′ 31″ north

Longitude

-3.58362° or 3° 35′ 1″ west

Operator

National Grid Electricity Distribution

Open location code

9C3RGC58+CH

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13306149572

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bridgend United Church and St Mary’s Catholic Primary School.

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