Margam Castle Substation

Margam Castle Substation is an electrical substation in Margam, Neath Port Talbot, Wales. Margam Castle Substation is situated nearby to Margan, as well as near the cemetery Church of St Mary, Margam Abbey.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Margam Castle and Margan.

Margam Castle

Building

Photo: Robert Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Margam Castle, Margam, Port Talbot, Wales, is a late Georgian country house built for Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot. Designed by Thomas Hopper, the castle was constructed in a Tudor Revival style over a five-year period, from 1830 to 1835.

Margan

Photo: Archangel12, CC BY 2.0.

Margam Abbey was a Cistercian monastery, located in the village of Margam, a suburb of modern Port Talbot in Wales. The nave of the abbey church is still in use as the church of St Mary in the Church in Wales. Margan is situated 1,200 feet west of Margam Castle Substation.

Margam Country Park

Park

Photo: FruitMonkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Margam Country Park is a country park estate in Wales, of around 850 acres. It is situated in Margam, about 2 miles from Port Talbot in south Wales. It was once owned by the Mansel Talbot family and is now owned and administered by the local council, Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council. Margam Country Park is situated 1,300 feet southeast of Margam Castle Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Margam and Taibach.

Margam

Suburb

Photo: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Margam is a suburb and community of Port Talbot in the Welsh county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales, close to junction 39 of the M4 motorway. The community had a population of 3,017 in 2011; the built up area being larger and extending into Taibach community. Margam is situated 2 miles northwest of Margam Castle Substation.

Taibach

Suburb

Taibach, also spelled as Tai-bach, is a community and suburban district of Port Talbot, Wales. It is a settlement centered on the main A48 road, sandwiched between the river Ffrwdwyllt and Margam. Parts of Margam are within the community boundaries. Taibach is situated 2½ miles northwest of Margam Castle Substation.

Goytre

Suburb

Photo: Chris Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Goytre is a village near the town of Port Talbot, Wales. The village lies in the valley of the Nant Ffrwdwyllt, between the communities of Taibach, Cwmafan, Bryn and Margam. Goytre is situated 2½ miles northwest of Margam Castle Substation.

Margam Castle Substation

Type: Electrical substation
Category: industry
Location: Margam, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.56294° or 51° 33′ 47″ north

Longitude

-3.72492° or 3° 43′ 30″ west

Operator

National Grid Electricity Distribution

Open location code

9C3RH77G+52

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13306150839

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Mary, Margam Abbey and New Pond.

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