Railway Drive S/S

Railway Drive S/S is an electrical substation in Sturminster Marshall, East Dorset District, England. Railway Drive S/S is situated nearby to the community center Sturminster Marshall Memorial Hall, as well as near Sturminster Marshall Post Office.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Mary the Virgin and Philae obelisk.

Church of St Mary the Virgin

Church

Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Mary the Virgin is situated 3,000 feet northeast of Railway Drive S/S.

Philae obelisk

Obelisk

Photo: Eugene Birchall, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Philae obelisk is one of a pair of twin obelisks erected at Philae in Upper Egypt in the second century BC. It was discovered by William John Bankes in 1815, who had it brought to Kingston Lacy in Dorset, England, where it still stands today. Philae obelisk is situated 2 miles northeast of Railway Drive S/S.

Kingston Lacy

Manor estate

Photo: Vauxford, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kingston Lacy is a country house and estate near Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England. It was for many years the family seat of the Bankes family who lived nearby at Corfe Castle until its destruction in the English Civil War after its incumbent owners, Sir John Bankes and Dame Mary, had remained loyal to Charles I. Kingston Lacy is situated 2 miles northeast of Railway Drive S/S.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Almer and Spetisbury.

Almer

Hamlet

Photo: Brendan and Ruth McCartney, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Almer is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Sturminster Marshall, in the Dorset district, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. Almer is situated 2 miles west of Railway Drive S/S.

Spetisbury

Village

Photo: Mike Faherty, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Spetisbury is a village and civil parish in north Dorset, England, situated on the River Stour and the A350, four miles southeast of Blandford Forum. According to the Domesday Book of 1086, the village had 30 households. Spetisbury is situated 2½ miles northwest of Railway Drive S/S.

Ashington

Hamlet

Photo: Mike Pimley, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ashington is a hamlet in Dorset, England. It is in the unitary authority of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, between the village of Corfe Mullen and the market town of Wimborne Minster. Ashington is situated 3½ miles east of Railway Drive S/S.

Railway Drive S/S

Type: Electrical substation
Category: industry
Location: Sturminster Marshall, East Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.79561° or 50° 47′ 44″ north

Longitude

-2.07606° or 2° 4′ 34″ west

Operator

SSE Power Distribution

Open location code

9C2VQWWF+6H

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1108034878

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