FRESHWATER BAY
FRESHWATER BAY is an electrical substation in England, United Kingdom. FRESHWATER BAY is situated nearby to Freshwater Beach, as well as near the park Afton Down.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dimbola Museum and Galleries and Freshwater Bay Independent Lifeboat Station.
Dimbola Museum and Galleries
Museum
Photo: Editor5807, Public domain.
Dimbola was the home and workplace of the Victorian pioneer photographer Julia Margaret Cameron, where she lived from 1860 to 1875 on the Isle of Wight It is now a museum and galleries dedicated to her life and work which also showcases contemporary exhibitions of photographers from around the world. Dimbola Museum and Galleries is situated 1,500 feet west of FRESHWATER BAY.
Freshwater Bay Independent Lifeboat Station
Building
Photo: Alan Swain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Freshwater Lifeboat Station is located on Gate Lane at Freshwater Bay, just south of the village of Freshwater, at the western end of the Isle of Wight, in the United Kingdom. Freshwater Bay Independent Lifeboat Station is situated 580 feet southwest of FRESHWATER BAY.
Freshwater Redoubt
Castle
Photo: Editor5807, Public domain.
Freshwater Redoubt, also known as Fort Redoubt, is an old Palmerston fort built in Freshwater Bay on the western end of the Isle of Wight. Construction work for the fort began in 1855 and was completed in 1856. Freshwater Redoubt is situated 1,600 feet southwest of FRESHWATER BAY.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Freshwater Bay and Afton.
Afton
Hamlet
Afton is a hamlet just outside Freshwater on the west side of the Isle of Wight. It features a local hill known as Afton Down which was the site of the Isle of Wight Festival in 1970, one of the largest rock concerts to be held in the UK. Freshwater Bay Golf Course is located on Afton Down.
Easton
Village
Easton is a village on the Isle of Wight. It is located close to Totland on the west side of the island and forms part of the parish of Freshwater.
FRESHWATER BAY
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.67164° or 50° 40′ 18″ northLongitude
-1.50892° or 1° 30′ 32″ westOperator
SSE plcOpen location code
9C2WMFCR+MCOpenStreetMap ID
node 8025626894
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