Aberthaw Substation
Aberthaw Substation is an electrical substation in St. Athan, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Aberthaw Substation is situated nearby to Aberthaw power stations, as well as near Barn at West Aberthaw Farm.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aberthaw power stations and East Orchard Castle.
Aberthaw power stations
Photo: Christopher Ware, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Two decommissioned coal-fired and co-fired biomass power stations, both known as Aberthaw power station, have operated at Limpert Bay, near the villages of Gileston and West Aberthaw in the Vale of Glamorgan. Aberthaw power stations is situated 530 feet southeast of Aberthaw Substation.
East Orchard Castle
Castle
Photo: Ben Salter, CC BY 2.0.
East Orchard Castle is a ruined building near St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, whose remains date mainly from the 14th century. East Orchard Castle is situated 1 mile north of Aberthaw Substation.
Boys Village
Photo: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Athan Boys' Village was a village-style holiday camp located in West Aberthaw, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Boys Village is situated 2,500 feet north of Aberthaw Substation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gileston and St Athan.
Gileston
Village
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gileston is a small Welsh village near West Aberthaw in the Vale of Glamorgan on the coast of South Wales.
St Athan
Village
Photo: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Athan is a village and community in the Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales. The village and its parish church are dedicated to Saint Tathan. The church dates to the 13th–14th century, though an earlier church was dated to the Norman period.
Llancadle
Hamlet
Photo: Peter Wasp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llancadle is a rural village south-west of Barry near Rhoose in the Vale of Glamorgan, in Wales. Llancadle is located near the international airport for Wales, Cardiff International Airport.
Aberthaw Substation
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: St. Athan, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.38838° or 51° 23′ 18″ northLongitude
-3.40312° or 3° 24′ 11″ westOpen location code
9C3R9HQW+9QOpenStreetMap ID
way 1480879377
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