The Limes
The Limes is an electrical substation in Borough of Basildon, Essex, England. The Limes is situated nearby to Bowl Pitch, as well as near the peak Green Hill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gloucester Park and Basildon Library.
Gloucester Park
Park
Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gloucester Park in Basildon is an urban neighbourhood park, named after the Duke of Gloucester who opened the park in 1957. In the 1970s, a 6-acre artificial fishing lake was made in the park, and it has held the annual Basildon Festival since 2001, which was moved from Wat Tyler Park. Gloucester Park is situated 1,900 feet south of The Limes.
Basildon Library
Library
Photo: Ron Galliers, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Basildon Library is situated 4,200 feet south of The Limes.
Basildon railway station
Railway station
Photo: Julieanne Savage, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Basildon is a railway station on the London, Tilbury and Southend line, serving the town of Basildon, Essex. It is 24 miles 26 chains down the main line from London Fenchurch Street and is situated between Laindon to the west and Pitsea to the east. Basildon railway station is situated 1 mile south of The Limes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Basildon and Dale Farm.
Basildon
Dale Farm
Locality
Photo: Save Dale Farm, CC BY 2.0.
Dale Farm is a plot of land situated on Oak Lane in Crays Hill, Essex, United Kingdom. Until October 2011, it was the site of one of the largest Traveller concentrations in the UK, at its height housing over 1,000 people, along with the adjacent Oak Lane site.
Laindon
Suburb
Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Laindon is a suburban town forming the western part of Basildon in Essex, England. Laindon was historically a separate village and parish. In 1949 the village was included in the designated area for the new town of Basildon, since when the area has been extensively developed and it now forms part of the built up area of Basildon.
The Limes
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Borough of Basildon, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.58182° or 51° 34′ 55″ northLongitude
0.45121° or 0° 27′ 4″ eastOperator
UK Power NetworksOpen location code
9F32HFJ2+PFOpenStreetMap ID
way 1025615732
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