West Porlock Substation
West Porlock Substation is an electrical substation in Porlock, West Somerset District, England. West Porlock Substation is situated nearby to the deciduous forest Porlockford Plantation, as well as near the church St Nicholas.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Nicholas and Dovery Manor Museum.
St Nicholas
Church
Photo: Neil Owen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Nicholas is a church, which is situated 2,800 feet northwest of West Porlock Substation.
Dovery Manor Museum
Museum
Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dovery Manor Museum, also known as Porlock Museum, is a local museum in Porlock, Somerset, England. The building was built as a Manor house in the late 15th century and extended in the 17th century. Dovery Manor Museum is situated 1 mile east of West Porlock Substation.
Hawkcombe Woods
Forest
Photo: Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hawkcombe Woods is a national nature reserve near Porlock on Exmoor, Somerset, England. The 101 hectares woodlands are notable for their lichens, heath fritillary butterfly, red wood ant colonies, dead wood invertebrates and ancient pollards.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Porlock Weir and Bossington.
Porlock Weir
Hamlet
Photo: Herbythyme, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Porlock Weir is a harbour settlement approximately 1.5 miles west of the inland village of Porlock, Somerset, England. "Porlock" comes from the Old English port loca, meaning an enclosure near a harbour.
Bossington
Village
Photo: Barbara Cook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bossington is a village, which is situated 1½ miles east of West Porlock Substation.
Culbone
Hamlet
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Culbone is a hamlet consisting of little more than the parish church and a few houses, in the civil parish of Oare in the Exmoor National Park, Somerset, England. Culbone is situated 2 miles west of West Porlock Substation.
West Porlock Substation
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Porlock, West Somerset District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.21196° or 51° 12′ 43″ northLongitude
-3.61682° or 3° 37′ 1″ westOpen location code
9C3R696M+Q7OpenStreetMap ID
node 13310927777
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Porlockford Plantation and The Ship Inn.
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