Former Thales Works Substation

Former Thales Works Substation is an electrical substation in St Cuthbert Out, Mendip District, England. Former Thales Works Substation is situated near the sports venue Wells Leisure Centre, as well as near the stadium Wells Rugby Club.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Wells Cathedral and St Cuthbert’s Church.

Wells Cathedral

Church

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Wells Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Andrew, is a Church of England cathedral in Wells, Somerset, England. It is the seat of the bishop of Bath and Wells and the mother church of the diocese of Bath and Wells. Wells Cathedral is situated 1 mile east of Former Thales Works Substation.

St Cuthbert’s Church

Church

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The Church of St Cuthbert is an Anglican parish church in Wells, Somerset, England, dating from the 13th century. It is often mistaken for the cathedral. It has a fine Somerset stone tower and a superb carved roof. It is a Grade I listed building. St Cuthbert’s Church is situated 3,900 feet southeast of Former Thales Works Substation.

Brown’s Gatehouse

City gate

Photo: Derek Andrews, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Brown's Gatehouse in Wells, Somerset, England, is an entrance gateway into a walled precinct, the Liberty of St Andrew, which encloses the twelfth century Cathedral, the Bishop's Palace, Vicar's Close and the residences of the clergy who serve the cathedral. Brown’s Gatehouse is situated 1 mile southeast of Former Thales Works Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wells and Wookey Hole.

Wells

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Wells is the smallest city in England, with a population of around 10,000. It is in Somerset in the south-west of the country.

Wookey Hole

Village

Photo: Adrian and Janet Quantock, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wookey Hole is a village in Somerset, England. It is the location of the Wookey Hole show caves.

Horrington

Village

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Horrington is a collection of three small villages in the parish of St Cuthbert Out 1 mile or 2 miles east of Wells, Somerset, England. South Horrington is a relatively new village created in the late 1990s from the defunct Mendip Hospital that was closed in 1991. Horrington is situated 2 miles east of Former Thales Works Substation.

Former Thales Works Substation

Type: Electrical substation
Category: industry
Location: St Cuthbert Out, Mendip District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.21503° or 51° 12′ 54″ north

Longitude

-2.66358° or 2° 39′ 49″ west

Operator

National Grid Electricity Distribution

Open location code

9C3V688P+2H

OpenStreetMap ID

node 14268252124

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Wells Leisure Centre and Wells Rugby Club.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Wookey Hole Road Substation and St Cuthberts Avenue Substation.

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