Woodbury Close Wells Substation

Woodbury Close Wells Substation is an electrical substation in Wells, Mendip District, England. Woodbury Close Wells Substation is situated near Saint Thomas Church, as well as near St Thomas Street Post Office.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Wells Cathedral and Bishop’s Palace.

Wells Cathedral

Church

Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 1,700 feet west of Woodbury Close Wells Substation.

Bishop’s Palace

Castle

Photo: Rodw, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Bishop's Palace is the residence of the bishop of Bath and Wells in Wells, Somerset, England. The palace is adjacent to Wells Cathedral and has been the residence of the bishops since the early thirteenth century. Bishop’s Palace is situated 1,700 feet southwest of Woodbury Close Wells Substation.

Chain Gate

City gate

Photo: Derek Andrews, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Chain Gate in Wells, Somerset, England, is an entrance gateway adjacent to the north side of Wells Cathedral, controlling access from St Andrew Street to the Cathedral Green within the Liberty of St Andrew. Chain Gate is situated 1,600 feet west of Woodbury Close Wells Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Horrington and Dinder.

Horrington

Village

Photo: Mdpclark, Public domain.

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.

Dinder

Village

Photo: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Dinder is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of St Cuthbert Out, in the Somerset district, in the ceremonial county of Somerset.

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. Wookey Hole is situated 2 miles northwest of Woodbury Close Wells Substation.

Woodbury Close Wells Substation

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

51.21211° or 51° 12′ 44″ north

Longitude

-2.63661° or 2° 38′ 12″ west

Operator

National Grid Electricity Distribution

Open location code

9C3V6967+R9

OpenStreetMap ID

node 14268261517

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Saint Thomas Church and St Thomas Street Post Office.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: St Thomas Church and Budgens.

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