Kent Close Substation

Kent Close Substation is an electrical substation in Rogerstone, Newport, Wales. Kent Close Substation is situated nearby to the school Mount Pleasant Primary, as well as near the church Bethesda Baptist Chapel.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rogerstone railway station and Rogerstone Library.

Rogerstone railway station

Railway station

Photo: Robin Drayton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rogerstone railway station is a station on the Ebbw Valley Railway in the community of Rogerstone in Newport, south Wales. The station is situated ½ mile north of the original station on the site of former rail sidings. Rogerstone railway station is situated 3,400 feet west of Kent Close Substation.

Rogerstone Library

Library

Photo: Robin Drayton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rogerstone Library is situated 4,000 feet south of Kent Close Substation.

Fourteen Locks

Photo: David Griffiths, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fourteen Locks is a series of locks, also known as the Cefn Flight, on the Crumlin arm of the Monmouthshire Canal at Rogerstone in Newport, South Wales. Fourteen Locks is situated 3,900 feet southeast of Kent Close Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include High Cross and Rhiwderin.

High Cross

Suburb

High Cross is a suburb of the city of Newport, Wales, and forms part of the community of Rogerstone. The majority of the housing in the area was built in the 1930s on land formerly owned by the Tredegar Estate which at the time was outside the boundaries of the county borough of Newport.

Rhiwderin

Village

Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rhiwderin is a small village in the west of the city of Newport, South Wales. It lies in the community parish and electoral ward of Graig. The original village lies across a level crossing alongside the Ebbw Valley Railway and off the A468 road.