Blackditch Substation

Blackditch Substation is an electrical substation in Sedgemoor District, Somerset, England. Blackditch Substation is situated nearby to the power station Huntspill Level, as well as near Puriton Solar Farm.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Michael and All Angels, Puriton and Church of St John the Baptist, Pawlett.

Church of St Michael and All Angels, Puriton

Church

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The Church of St Michael and All Angels in Puriton, Somerset, England was constructed from local Blue Lias stone. It has an early 13th-century tower, with the remainder of the building dating from the 14th and 15th centuries. Church of St Michael and All Angels, Puriton is situated 4,200 feet south of Blackditch Substation.

Church of St John the Baptist, Pawlett

Church

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The Church of St John the Baptist in Pawlett, Somerset, England dates from the 12th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The Norman church of St John the Baptist replaced an earlier Saxon structure and the church is thought to have been a popular station on medieval pilgrimages from Watchet to Glastonbury. Church of St John the Baptist, Pawlett is situated 1½ miles west of Blackditch Substation.

St Peter’s Church, West Huntspill

Church

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The Church of St Peter in Huntspill, Somerset, England, was established by 1208, rebuilt around 1400, and extended in the early to mid-15th century. It was gutted by fire in 1878 and restored over the next two years. St Peter’s Church, West Huntspill is situated 2 miles northwest of Blackditch Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Puriton and Dunball.

Puriton

Village

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Puriton is a village and parish at the westerly end of the Polden Hills, in Somerset, England. The parish has a population of 1,968. The local parish church is dedicated to St Michael and All Angels.

Dunball

Hamlet

Dunball is a small hamlet west of the village of Puriton and close to the town of Bridgwater, Somerset, England. Just north of Dunball is Down End which is the site of Down End Castle a motte-and-bailey castle, which has been designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument. Dunball is situated 1½ miles southwest of Blackditch Substation.

Huntspill

Village

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Huntspill is a village and former civil parish on the Huntspill Level in Somerset, England. It lies on the A38 road, 1.5 miles south of Highbridge. The village is the principal settlement in the civil parish of West Huntspill. Huntspill is situated 2 miles northwest of Blackditch Substation.

Blackditch Substation

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

51.18143° or 51° 10′ 53″ north

Longitude

-2.9669° or 2° 58′ 1″ west

Brand

National Grid plc

Operator

National Grid Electricity Distribution

Open location code

9C3V52JM+H6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 124017180

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