Hernston Park Substation

Hernston Park Substation is an electrical substation in Bridgend, Wales. Hernston Park Substation is situated nearby to Heronsbridge School, as well as near Bridgend College.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ewenni Priory and Bridgend railway station.

Ewenni Priory

Ruins

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Ewenny Priory, in Ewenny in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, was a monastery of the Benedictine order, founded in the 12th century. The priory was unusual in having extensive military-style defences and in its state of preservation; the architectural historian John Newman described it as “the most complete and impressive Norman ecclesiastical building in Glamorgan”. Ewenni Priory is situated 2,400 feet south of Hernston Park Substation.

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 mile north of Hernston Park Substation.

Brynteg School

School

Brynteg School is one of the largest secondary schools in Wales. It is located on Ewenny Road in Bridgend, Wales. The school is one of seven comprehensive schools in the County Borough of Bridgend and mainly receives pupils from the Brackla, Litchard and Town Centre areas. Brynteg School is situated 2,600 feet west of Hernston Park Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Corntown and Coychurch.

Corntown

Village

Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Corntown is a small village in the Vale of Glamorgan. It lies along the B4524 road, just outside Bridgend, 21.6 miles west of the centre of Cardiff. It has grown around Corntown Farm.

Coychurch

Village

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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 1½ miles east of Hernston Park Substation.

Merthyr Mawr

Village

Photo: Martin Ridley, Public domain.

Merthyr Mawr is a village and community in Bridgend, Wales. The village is about 2+1⁄2 miles from the centre of Bridgend town. The population of the community at the 2011 census was 267. Merthyr Mawr is situated 2 miles west of Hernston Park Substation.

Hernston Park Substation

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

51.49519° or 51° 29′ 43″ north

Longitude

-3.56878° or 3° 34′ 8″ west

Operator

National Grid Electricity Distribution

Open location code

9C3RFCWJ+3F

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13313311196

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