Hirwaun Grid Substation

Hirwaun Grid Substation is an electrical substation in Rhigos, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Hirwaun Grid Substation is situated nearby to the power station Hirwaun BESS, as well as near Rhigos Road Solar Farm.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tower Colliery and Brynygaer Cemetery.

Tower Colliery

Photo: Derek Cummings, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tower Colliery was the oldest continuously working deep-coal mine in the United Kingdom, and possibly the world, until its closure in 2008. It was the last mine of its kind to remain in the South Wales Valleys. Tower Colliery is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Hirwaun Grid Substation.

Brynygaer Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Gareth James, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Brynygaer Cemetery is situated 3,400 feet northeast of Hirwaun Grid Substation.

Hirwaun Library

Library

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Hirwaun Library is situated 1¼ miles east of Hirwaun Grid Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hirwaun and Rhigos.

Hirwaun

Village

Photo: Darren Wyn Rees, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hirwaun is a village and community at the north end of the Cynon Valley in the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales. It is 4 miles NW of the town of Aberdare, and comes under the Aberdare post town.

Rhigos

Village

Photo: GaranRT, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Rhigos is a village and community in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. The village is located on the saddle of higher ground between the Vale of Neath and the Cynon Valley.

Cefn Rhigos

Hamlet

Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cefn Rhigos is a hamlet to the west of the village of Rhigos, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Despite being 8 miles from the town centre, it is within the Aberdare postal district. Cefn Rhigos is situated 1½ miles northwest of Hirwaun Grid Substation.

Hirwaun Grid Substation

Type: Electrical substation
Category: industry
Location: Rhigos, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.74103° or 51° 44′ 28″ north

Longitude

-3.53756° or 3° 32′ 15″ west

Brand

National Grid plc

Operator

National Grid Electricity Distribution

Open location code

9C3RPFR6+CX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 200436612

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