Blackbird Road Substation
Blackbird Road Substation is an electrical substation in Llantwit Major, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Blackbird Road Substation is situated nearby to the military installation MOD St Athan, as well as near the church Bethesda Independent Chapel.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Boverton Place and Bethesda Independent Chapel.
Boverton Place
Castle
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Boverton Place is a castle, which is situated 2,100 feet southwest of Blackbird Road Substation.
Bethesda Independent Chapel
Church
Photo: cowbridgeguide.co.uk, CC BY 3.0.
Bethesda Independent Chapel is a church, which is situated 1,900 feet northeast of Blackbird Road Substation.
St Athan Royal Air Force Base
Aerodrome
Photo: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ministry of Defence St Athan or MOD St Athan, formerly known as Royal Air Force St Athan, or more simply RAF St Athan, is a large Ministry of Defence unit near the village of St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan, southern Wales.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eglwys Brewis and Llanmaes.
Eglwys Brewis
Village
Photo: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eglwys Brewis is a village in the Vale of Glamorgan in south Wales. It is located just to the north of the village of St Athan, south of Flemingston and northeast of Llantwit Major.
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.
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.
Blackbird Road Substation
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Llantwit Major, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.4076° or 51° 24′ 27″ northLongitude
-3.45603° or 3° 27′ 22″ westOpen location code
9C3RCG5V+2HOpenStreetMap ID
node 13313310925
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Highlights include MOD St Athan and The Boverton Castle.
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