Townsend Substation

Townsend Substation is an electrical substation in Curry Rivel, South Somerset, England. Townsend Substation is situated nearby to the community center Robert Sewers Hall, as well as near the village Curry Rivel.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Andrew’s Church and Burton Pynsent Monument.

St Andrew’s Church

Church

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Church of St Andrew in Curry Rivel, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century and is designated as a Grade I listed building. It was included in Simon Jenkins England's Thousand Best Churches. St Andrew’s Church is situated 2,800 feet northeast of Townsend Substation.

Burton Pynsent Monument

Monument

Photo: Pam Goodey, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The 140 feet Burton Pynsent Monument on Troy Hill at Burton Pynsent, within the parish of Curry Rivel, Somerset, England, was built in 1767 and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. Burton Pynsent Monument is situated 2,800 feet west of Townsend Substation.

Burton Pynsent House

Building

Burton Pynsent House is a historic country-house in the parish of Curry Rivel, Somerset, England. It is a Grade II* listed building. The house was built in stages between 1565 and 1765, when it was bequeathed to William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham by Sir William Pynsent, 2nd Baronet, who did not want the house to go to Lord North. Burton Pynsent House is situated 4,200 feet west of Townsend Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Curry Rivel and Drayton.

Curry Rivel

Village

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Curry Rivel is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, around 6 miles west of Somerton and 10 miles east of Taunton in the South Somerset district.

Drayton

Village

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Drayton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, located less than a mile from Curry Rivel and five miles southwest of Somerton in the South Somerset district.

Fivehead

Village

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fivehead is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on the Fivehead River, 8 miles east of Taunton. In 2011 the parish, which includes the hamlet of Swell, had a population of 609. Fivehead is situated 2½ miles southwest of Townsend Substation.

Townsend Substation

Type: Electrical substation
Category: industry
Location: Curry Rivel, South Somerset, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.01997° or 51° 1′ 12″ north

Longitude

-2.8782° or 2° 52′ 42″ west

Operator

National Grid Electricity Distribution

Open location code

9C3V249C+XP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 14213893649

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