Walney I substation
Walney I substation is an electrical substation in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. Walney I substation is situated nearby to the hospital The Cove, as well as near Trumacar Nursery and Community Primary School.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Heysham Port railway station and Heysham nuclear power station.
Heysham Port railway station
Railway station
Photo: David Long, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Heysham Port is a railway station on the Morecambe branch line, which runs between Lancaster and Heysham Port. The station, situated 7+3⁄4 miles west of Lancaster, serves Heysham Port in Lancashire. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains. Heysham Port railway station is situated 1 mile west of Walney I substation.
Heysham nuclear power station
Power station
Photo: Rwendland, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Heysham nuclear power stations are operated by EDF Energy in Heysham, Lancashire, England. On the site two separate nuclear power stations, Heysham 1 and Heysham 2 operate independently, only with joint entry protocol, both with two reactors of the advanced gas-cooled reactor type. Heysham nuclear power station is situated 1¼ miles west of Walney I substation.
St Patrick’s Chapel, Heysham
Photo: David Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Patrick's Chapel is a ruined building that stands on a headland above St Peter's Church, in Heysham, Lancashire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. St Patrick’s Chapel, Heysham is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Walney I substation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Heysham and Overton.
Heysham
Town
Photo: Rwendland, Public domain.
Heysham is a coastal village in the Lancaster district of Lancashire, England, overlooking Morecambe Bay. It is a ferry port, with services to the Isle of Man and Ireland, and the site of two nuclear power stations.
Overton
Village
Photo: Ralph Rawlinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Overton is a village and civil parish in Lancashire, England, south west of Lancaster and south of Morecambe between Heysham and the estuary of the River Lune. Overton is situated 1½ miles southeast of Walney I substation.
Sunderland
Village
Photo: Dr Greg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sunderland, commonly known as Sunderland Point, is a small village among the marshes, on a windswept peninsula between the mouth of the River Lune and Morecambe Bay, in the City of Lancaster district of Lancashire, England. Sunderland is situated 2½ miles south of Walney I substation.
Walney I substation
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Lancaster, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.03232° or 54° 1′ 56″ northLongitude
-2.88742° or 2° 53′ 15″ westOpen location code
9C6V24J7+W2OpenStreetMap ID
way 1389320125
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Highlights include The Cove and Trumacar Nursery and Community Primary School.
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