Acland Rd Substation

Acland Rd Substation is an electrical substation in Bridgend, Wales. Acland Rd Substation is situated near Penybont Primary School, as well as near Emanuel Pentecostal Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Bridgend railway station and Brewery Field.

Bridgend railway station

Railway station

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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 1,300 feet southwest of Acland Rd Substation.

Brewery Field

Stadium

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The Brewery Field, currently called The Electric Brewery Field for sponsorship reasons, is an 8,000 capacity sports stadium in Bridgend, Wales. It is the home ground of the rugby union team Bridgend Ravens and Bridgend Athletic RFC… Brewery Field is situated 2,100 feet west of Acland Rd Substation.

Bridgend bus station

Bus station

Photo: Ian Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.

This is a list of bus stations in Wales:… Bridgend bus station is situated 1,600 feet southwest of Acland Rd Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Coity and Pen-y-fai.

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.

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.

Coychurch

Village

Photo: kenneth rees, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Coychurch is a small village that sits between Pencoed and Bridgend in Wales, bordering with Bridgend Industrial Estate, where many residents are employed. It is part of the community of Coychurch Lower. Coychurch is situated 2 miles east of Acland Rd Substation.

Acland Rd Substation

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

51.51008° or 51° 30′ 36″ north

Longitude

-3.57229° or 3° 34′ 20″ west

Operator

National Grid Electricity Distribution

Open location code

9C3RGC6H+23

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13306149581

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Penybont Primary School and Emanuel Pentecostal Church.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Minerva Street Substation and St John’s Ambulance.

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Worth a closer look: Cardiff and Swansea.

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