Portishead Substation
Portishead Substation is an electrical substation in Portbury, North Somerset, England. Portishead Substation is situated nearby to the lake South Pool, as well as near the playground Village Quarter Play Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Portbury Ashlands and Portishead Lifeboat Station.
Portbury Ashlands
Nature reserve
Photo: Michael Dennis Stagg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Portbury Ashlands which is now known as Portbury Wharf Nature Reserve is a nature reserve between Portishead and the Royal Portbury Dock in Somerset, England.
Portishead Lifeboat Station
Public building
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Portishead Lifeboat Station is located at Pier Road, in the town of Portishead, located on the Severn Estuary in North Somerset. A lifeboat was stationed at Portishead in 1996 by the Portishead Lifeboat Trust, an independent lifeboat, operating from Sugar Loaf Beach. Portishead Lifeboat Station is situated 3,300 feet northwest of Portishead Substation.
Royal Portbury Dock
Photo: Steinsky, CC BY-SA 1.0.
The Royal Portbury Dock is part of the Port of Bristol, in England. It is situated near the village of Portbury on the southern side of the mouth of the Avon, where the river joins the Severn estuary — the Avonmouth Docks are on the opposite side of the Avon, within Avonmouth. Royal Portbury Dock is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Portishead Substation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Marine and Portishead.
Port Marine
Suburb
Port Marine is a mixed-use, waterfront neighbourhood in the town of Portishead in North Somerset and an exurb of Bristol. Masterplanned during the late 1990s on the docklands and power station brownfield beside the Severn Estuary, the area now contains 3420 dwellings, a 133-berth marina, commercial and retail space, a nature reserve, and a sculpture trail.
Portishead
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Portishead is a large port town in Somerset with a population of about 25,000. Historically a fishing port, it underwent rapid expansion during the 19th century when it became a hub for chemical industry.
Portbury
Village
Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Portbury is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, within the unitary authority of North Somerset. The parish includes the hamlet Sheepway, which is situated on moorland at the northern edge of the Gordano valley, between the Gordano services on the M5 motorway and Portishead, near the Royal Portbury Dock.
Portishead Substation
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Portbury, North Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.48895° or 51° 29′ 20″ northLongitude
-2.74496° or 2° 44′ 42″ westOpen location code
9C3VF7Q4+H2OpenStreetMap ID
way 123881831
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include South Pool and Village Quarter Play Park.
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