Vellacott Close Substation
Vellacott Close Substation is an electrical substation in Butetown, Cardiff, Wales. Vellacott Close Substation is situated nearby to the church St. Mary Community Hall, as well as near Saint Mary The Virgin and Saint Stephen The Martyr.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 3,400 feet northwest of Vellacott Close 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 2,400 feet west of Vellacott Close Substation.
Cardiff and Vale College
College
Photo: Seth Whales, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cardiff and Vale College abbreviated to CAVC, is a mixed-sex education Further Education college in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. The college was formed in September 2011 by the merger of Barry College and Coleg Glan Hafren. Cardiff and Vale College is situated 1,300 feet southwest of Vellacott Close Substation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newtown and Castle Quarter.
Newtown
Neighborhood
Photo: Kizpho11, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
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.
Cardiff Bay
Suburb
Photo: GeraintTudur2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cardiff Bay is an area and freshwater lake in Cardiff, Wales. The site of a former tidal bay and estuary, it is the river mouth of the River Taff and Ely.
Vellacott Close Substation
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Butetown, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.47347° or 51° 28′ 25″ northLongitude
-3.16969° or 3° 10′ 11″ westOpen location code
9C3RFRFJ+94OpenStreetMap ID
node 13345232602
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St. Mary Community Hall and Saint Mary The Virgin and Saint Stephen The Martyr.
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