Beechley Drive South Fairwater Substation

Beechley Drive South Fairwater Substation is an electrical substation in Fairwater, Cardiff, Wales. Beechley Drive South Fairwater Substation is situated nearby to Holy Family R.C. Primary School, as well as near the school Ysgol Gymraeg Coed-Y-Gof.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Fagans National Museum of History and Plasmawr Welsh Comprehensive School.

St Fagans National Museum of History

Park

Photo: Sionk, CC BY-SA 4.0.

St Fagans National Museum of History, commonly referred to as St Fagans after the village where it is located, is an open-air museum in St Fagans, Cardiff, Wales, chronicling the historical lifestyle, culture, and architecture of the Welsh people. St Fagans National Museum of History is situated 1 mile southwest of Beechley Drive South Fairwater Substation.

Plasmawr Welsh Comprehensive School

School

Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Plasmawr is a Welsh-medium comprehensive secondary school in Cardiff. It opened in September 1998 as the second school of its kind in Cardiff. Plasmawr Welsh Comprehensive School is situated 2,200 feet northeast of Beechley Drive South Fairwater Substation.

Fairwater railway station

Railway station

Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fairwater railway station is a railway station serving the Fairwater area of Cardiff, Wales. Passenger services are currently operated by Transport for Wales. Fairwater railway station is situated 1 mile east of Beechley Drive South Fairwater Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ely and Radyr.

Ely

Suburb

Photo: Tony Hodge, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ely is a district and community in Cardiff, Wales. It is to the north of Cowbridge Road West. Caerau defines the boundary to the south as does the River Ely to the east and in part to the north.

Radyr

Suburb

Photo: TR001, CC BY 3.0.

Radyr is an outer suburb of Cardiff, about 4 miles northwest of Cardiff city centre. Radyr is part of Radyr and Morganstown Community, for which the 2011 Census recorded a population of 6,417. Morganstown is north of Radyr, on the other side of the M4 Motorway.

Caerau

Suburb

Photo: Welshleprechaun, Public domain.

Caerau is a community in the west of Cardiff, capital city of Wales. Often considered part of Wenvoe by gully, Heol Trelai is the main road or avenue, lined with large trees. Caerau is situated 1½ miles southeast of Beechley Drive South Fairwater Substation.

Beechley Drive South Fairwater Substation

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

51.49411° or 51° 29′ 39″ north

Longitude

-3.25594° or 3° 15′ 21″ west

Operator

National Grid Electricity Distribution

Open location code

9C3RFPVV+JJ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13345230953

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Holy Family R.C. Primary School and Ysgol Gymraeg Coed-Y-Gof.

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