Hingston Down Quarry Substation
Hingston Down Quarry Substation is an electrical substation in Calstock, Cornwall, England. Hingston Down Quarry Substation is situated nearby to the historic site Hinxton Mine Engine House, as well as near the archaeological site Disused Mine Shaft.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hingston Down and Sylvia’s Meadow.
Hingston Down
Quarry
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hingston Down is a hill not far from Gunnislake in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is the subject of an old rhyme, due to the prolific tin mining that formerly took place in the area: Hingston Down well ywroughtIs worth London Town dearly bought. Hingston Down is situated 820 feet south of Hingston Down Quarry Substation.
Sylvia’s Meadow
Nature reserve
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sylvia's Meadow is a nature reserve and a Site of Special Scientific Interest owned and managed by Cornwall Wildlife Trust. It is a herb rich, 5-hectare site situated near Gunnislake, in East Cornwall, England.
Gunnislake railway station
Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gunnislake railway station serves the village of Gunnislake in Cornwall, England. There are also connecting buses from here to the town of Tavistock. However the station is located in or nearer to the villages of Drakewalls and Albaston. Gunnislake railway station is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Hingston Down Quarry Substation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Ann’s Chapel and Latchley.
St Ann’s Chapel
Village
St Ann's Chapel is a village in the parish of Calstock, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is west of Gunnislake on the A390 between Tavistock and Liskeard.
Latchley
Hamlet
Photo: Nikkichaplin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Latchley is a village in the Tamar Valley in Cornwall, England, UK. It is in the parish of Calstock.
Gunnislake
Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gunnislake is a large village in east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated in the Tamar Valley approximately ten miles north of Plymouth The first woman cabinet minister in the British Empire, Mary Ellen Smith, was born here in 1863.
Hingston Down Quarry Substation
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Calstock, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.52622° or 50° 31′ 34″ northLongitude
-4.24367° or 4° 14′ 37″ westOpen location code
9C2QGQG4+FGOpenStreetMap ID
node 13769664362
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Disused Mine Shaft and Hinxton Mine Engine House.
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