Whitbreads Penarth Rd Substation

Whitbreads Penarth Rd Substation is an electrical substation in Grangetown, Cardiff, Wales. Whitbreads Penarth Rd Substation is situated nearby to Penarth Road Bridge, as well as near St Samson’s Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Millennium Stadium and Cardiff Central Railway Station.

Millennium Stadium

Stadium

Photo: Clint Budd, CC BY 2.0.

The Millennium Stadium, known since 2016 as the Principality Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is the national stadium of Wales. Located in Cardiff, it has a retractable roof and is the home of the Wales national rugby union team; it has also held Wales national football team games. Millennium Stadium is situated 2,200 feet north of Whitbreads Penarth Rd Substation.

Cardiff Central Railway Station

Railway station

Photo: Jeremy Segrott, CC BY 2.0.

Cardiff Central is a major station on the South Wales Main Line. It is located in the capital of Wales, Cardiff, 144 miles 77 chains down the line from London Paddington, via Bristol Parkway, and 170 miles 30 chains measured via Stroud. Cardiff Central Railway Station is situated 1,400 feet northeast of Whitbreads Penarth Rd Substation.

St Samson’s Church

Church

Photo: Sionk, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castle Quarter and Newtown.

Castle Quarter

Quarter

Castle Quarter is an independent retail destination area in the north of the city centre of Cardiff, Wales. Castle is also a community of Cardiff. The listed Castle Quarter includes some of Cardiff's Victorian and Edwardian arcades: Castle Arcade, High Street Arcade and Duke Street Arcade, and principal shopping streets: St Mary Street, High Street, Castle Street and Duke Street.

Newtown

Neighborhood

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Newtown was a residential area of Cardiff, Wales that was also known as 'Little Ireland' because of its population of Irish families. Its six streets and 200 houses existed from the mid-nineteenth century until they were demolished in 1970.