Vospers Substation
Vospers Substation is an electrical substation in Plymouth, England. Vospers Substation is situated nearby to Fort Efford, as well as near the museum Plym Valley Railway.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Plym Valley Railway and Fort Efford.
Plym Valley Railway
Museum
Photo: Mark A Coleman, CC BY 3.0.
The Plym Valley Railway is a 1-mile-14-chain heritage railway based on part of the now-closed South Devon and Tavistock Railway, a branch line of the Great Western Railway in Devon, England. Plym Valley Railway is situated 1,500 feet east of Vospers Substation.
Fort Efford
Fort
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fort Efford is a former 19th-century Fort, built as a result of the Royal Commission on National Defence of 1859. It was built to defend the landward approaches to the North East of Plymouth. Fort Efford is situated 1,400 feet southwest of Vospers Substation.
Plymouth Coliseum
Sports venue
Plymouth Coliseum, formerly known as St Boniface Arena, is a rugby field and speedway venue in Plymouth, Devon. It is situated adjacent to the River Plym near Marsh Mills. Plymouth Coliseum is situated 1,600 feet southeast of Vospers Substation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Efford and Leigham.
Efford
Suburb
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Efford is an historic manor formerly in the parish of Eggbuckland, Devon, England. Today it has been absorbed by the city of Plymouth to become a large, mostly post-World War II, eastern suburb of the city.
Leigham
Suburb
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Leigham is the name of an area of the city of Plymouth in the English county of Devon. Originally a hamlet and manor separate from the city, urban expansion of the 20th century has meant that the area has become widely built up.
Laira
Suburb
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Laira – previously recorded as Lare, Lary poynte, the Leerie, and the Lairy – was originally the name given to that part of the estuary of the River Plym from the Cattewater up to Marsh Mills in Plymouth, Devon, England.
Vospers Substation
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Plymouth, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.39354° or 50° 23′ 37″ northLongitude
-4.08856° or 4° 5′ 19″ westOpen location code
9C2Q9WV6+CHOpenStreetMap ID
node 13418331465
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