Downcross Substation
Downcross Substation is an electrical substation in Llantwit Major, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Downcross Substation is situated nearby to the manor estate Old Place, as well as near St Illtyd Primary School.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Llantwit Major railway station and Bethel Baptist Chapel.
Llantwit Major railway station
Railway station
Photo: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llantwit Major railway station is a railway station serving the small town of Llantwit Major, South Wales. It is located on the Vale of Glamorgan Line, 18+1⁄4 miles west of Cardiff Central towards Bridgend via Barry and Rhoose. Llantwit Major railway station is situated 2,100 feet southeast of Downcross Substation.
Bethel Baptist Chapel
Church
Photo: Sionk, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bethel Baptist Chapel is a church, which is situated 2,000 feet south of Downcross Substation.
Llantwit Major Roman Villa
Archaeological site
The Llantwit Major Roman Villa was a Roman L-shaped courtyard villa located at what is now Caermead, immediately north of the town of Llantwit Major in the Welsh county of South Glamorgan. Llantwit Major Roman Villa is situated 3,300 feet northwest of Downcross Substation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Frampton and Llanmaes.
Frampton
Hamlet
Photo: Virginia Knight, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Frampton is a hamlet in the Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales. It lies within the parish of Llantwit Major, to the north of the town off the B4265 road, 4.25 miles south-southwest of Cowbridge. It is divided into Little Frampton and Great Frampton.
Llanmaes
Village
Photo: cowbridgeguide.co.uk, CC BY 3.0.
Llanmaes is a small village and community in the Vale of Glamorgan near the market town of Llantwit Major. The population in 2011 was 403.
Sigingstone
Village
Photo: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sigingstone is a small hamlet in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It mainly consists of residential housing and two small working farms. There are two roads - one leading to the two nearby towns Llantwit Major and Cowbridge, and the other to Llanmihangel.
Downcross Substation
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Llantwit Major, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.41462° or 51° 24′ 53″ northLongitude
-3.48627° or 3° 29′ 11″ westOpen location code
9C3RCG77+RFOpenStreetMap ID
node 13313310862
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Old Place and St Illtyd Primary School.
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