Blackburn Meadows Substation

Blackburn Meadows Substation is an electrical substation in Sheffield, England. Blackburn Meadows Substation is situated nearby to the bridge Tinsley Viaduct, as well as near the power station Blackburn Meadows Battery Storage.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tinsley Viaduct and Meadowhall Interchange.

Tinsley Viaduct

Bridge

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Tinsley Viaduct is a two-tier road bridge in Sheffield, England; it was the first of its kind in the United Kingdom. It carries the M1 and the A631 for a distance of 3,389 feet over the Don Valley, from Tinsley to Wincobank, also crossing the Sheffield Canal, the Midland Main Line, and the former South Yorkshire Railway line from Tinsley Junction to Rotherham Central. Tinsley Viaduct is situated 380 feet south of Blackburn Meadows Substation.

Meadowhall Interchange

Railway station

Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Meadowhall Interchange is a transport interchange located to the north-east of the City of Sheffield, in South Yorkshire, England. It consists of a combined heavy rail station, tram stop, and bus and coach station. Meadowhall Interchange is situated 1,800 feet west of Blackburn Meadows Substation.

Blackburn Meadows Power Station

Power station

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Blackburn Meadows power station is a power station situated at Blackburn Meadows, which was opened in 1921, and expanded with two new hyperbolic cooling towers in 1938. Blackburn Meadows Power Station is situated 1,100 feet northeast of Blackburn Meadows Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tinsley and Brightside.

Tinsley

Suburb

Photo: Warofdreams, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tinsley is a suburb of north-eastern Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England; it falls within the Darnall ward of the city. The area is associated with: It was formerly in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Brightside

Suburb

Photo: Dave Bevis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Brightside is an industrial area of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England lying on a hill north of Attercliffe and the River Don. Brightside was recorded in the fifteenth century as "Brekesherth", when it was home to some mills.

Templeborough

Suburb

Templeborough is a suburb of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. The suburb falls within the Brinsworth and Catcliffe ward of Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council.

Blackburn Meadows Substation

Type: Electrical substation
Category: industry
Location: Sheffield, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.41878° or 53° 25′ 8″ north

Longitude

-1.4065° or 1° 24′ 23″ west

Operator

YEDL

Open location code

9C5WCH9V+GC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 211549481

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Blackburn Meadows Battery Storage and Castle Galleries.

Nearby Places

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