Garw Wood Drive Substation

Garw Wood Drive Substation is an electrical substation in Pontnewydd, Torfaen County Borough, Wales. Garw Wood Drive Substation is situated nearby to the cemetery Pontrhydyrun Baptist Church Graveyard, as well as near the church Pontrhydyrun Baptist Chapel.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pontrhydyrun Baptist Chapel and Cwmbran railway station.

Pontrhydyrun Baptist Chapel

Church

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Pontrhydyrun Baptist Chapel is a church, which is situated 580 feet east of Garw Wood Drive Substation.

Cwmbran railway station

Railway station

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Cwmbran railway station is in the northeast of Cwmbran town centre, within five minutes' walking distance. It is part of the British railway system owned by Network Rail and is managed by Transport for Wales, who operate all trains serving it. Cwmbran railway station is situated 3,300 feet south of Garw Wood Drive Substation.

Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre

Arts center

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Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre is located within a 19th-century Victorian manor house in Cwmbrân and is the regional centre for the applied arts in south-east Wales. Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre is situated 1 mile southwest of Garw Wood Drive Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pontnewydd and Croesyceiliog.

Pontnewydd

Suburb

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Pontnewydd is a suburb of Cwmbran in the county borough of Torfaen, south-east Wales. It should not be confused with Pontnewynydd in nearby Pontypool. An 18th century settlement within the historical parish of Llanfrechfa Upper, Pontnewydd became an important part of the Industrial Revolution in the Eastern Valley of South Wales.