Next Plympton Substation

Next Plympton Substation is an electrical substation in Plymouth, England. Next Plympton Substation is situated nearby to the sports venue Plymouth Snowsports Centre, as well as near Marsh Mills railway station.

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 Next Plympton 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 2,100 feet southwest of Next Plympton 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 2,200 feet southeast of Next Plympton Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leigham and Efford.

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.

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.

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.

Next Plympton Substation

Type: Electrical substation
Category: industry
Location: Plymouth, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.39573° or 50° 23′ 45″ north

Longitude

-4.08866° or 4° 5′ 19″ west

Operator

National Grid Electricity Distribution

Open location code

9C2Q9WW6+7G

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13418331466

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