South Rd Substation

South Rd Substation is an electrical substation in Wales, United Kingdom. South Rd Substation is situated nearby to the pub Seahorse Inn, as well as near The Royal Oak.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Seahorse Inn and Porthcawl Library.

Seahorse Inn

Pub

Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Seahorse Inn is a pub.

Porthcawl Library

Library

Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Porthcawl Library is situated 1,300 feet southwest of South Rd Substation.

Coney Beach Pleasure Park was a small amusement park in Porthcawl, Mid Glamorgan in Wales, opened in 1918 and in operation from the end of February until 5 November. The park was permanently shut down on 5 October 2025. Coney Beach Pleasure Park is situated 1,600 feet southeast of South Rd Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Porthcawl and Newton.

Porthcawl

Photo: Gareth Thompson, CC BY 2.0.

Porthcawl is a town and community in the Bridgend County Borough of Wales. It is located on the south coast, 25 miles west of Cardiff and 19 miles south-east of Swansea.

Newton

Village

Photo: Martin Ridley, Public domain.

Newton is a village located near the seaside resort town of Porthcawl, in Bridgend County Borough, Wales.

South Cornelly

Village

Photo: Colin Pyle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

South Cornelly is a village in Cornelly, Bridgend county borough, Wales. The village is close to North Cornelly, Pyle and Porthcawl, and junction 37 of the M4 motorway, which runs along its northern side. South Cornelly is situated 2 miles north of South Rd Substation.

South Rd Substation

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

51.4819° or 51° 28′ 55″ north

Longitude

-3.70222° or 3° 42′ 8″ west

Operator

National Grid Electricity Distribution

Open location code

9C3RF7JX+Q4

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13313311573

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The Royal Oak and Prince Of Wales.

Nearby Places

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