Showground Generator Substation

Showground Generator Substation is an electrical substation in North Petherton, Sedgemoor District, England. Showground Generator Substation is situated nearby to Meads Buildings Swing Bridge, as well as near the power station Huntworth Generator.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bridgewater Railway Station and Holy Trinity Church.

Bridgewater Railway Station

Railway station

Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Bridgwater railway station serves the town of Bridgwater in Somerset, England. It is on the Bristol to Taunton Line between the stations of Highbridge and Burnham and Taunton, 53 miles 16 chains from Bristol Temple Meads. Bridgewater Railway Station is situated 1¼ miles north of Showground Generator Substation.

Holy Trinity Church

Church

Photo: Ken Grainger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Holy Trinity Church is situated 1 mile northwest of Showground Generator Substation.

Blake Museum

Museum

Photo: Rodw, CC0.

The Blake Museum is in Bridgwater, Somerset, England at what is believed to be the birthplace of Robert Blake, General at Sea. Since April 2009 it has been run by Bridgwater Town Council with help from the Friends of Blake Museum. Blake Museum is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Showground Generator Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Huntworth and Bridgwater.

Huntworth

Hamlet

Photo: Ken Grainger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Huntworth is a small hamlet and farming community, within the civil parish of North Petherton 1 mile east of the M5 motorway 3 miles from Bridgwater, Somerset, England. Huntworth was in the news on 5/12/19 as it was the epicentre of a 3.2 magnitude earthquake.

Bridgwater

Photo: Alex Liivet, CC0.

Bridgwater is a town in Somerset. Notable buildings include the Church of St Mary and Blake Museum, which is a largely restored house in Blake Street and was the birthplace of Admiral Blake in 1598.

North Petherton

Town

Photo: Kicior99, CC BY-SA 4.0.

North Petherton is a town and civil parish in Somerset, England, lying on the edge of the eastern foothills of the Quantocks, about 2.5 miles south of Bridgwater; in the east, the parish extends into the Somerset Levels. North Petherton is situated 1½ miles southwest of Showground Generator Substation.

Showground Generator Substation

Type: Electrical substation
Category: industry
Location: North Petherton, Sedgemoor District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.10992° or 51° 6′ 36″ north

Longitude

-2.98714° or 2° 59′ 14″ west

Operator

National Grid Electricity Distribution

Open location code

9C3V4257+X4

OpenStreetMap ID

node 14180382341

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