Dowlais Grid Substation
Dowlais Grid Substation is an electrical substation in Pant, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. Dowlais Grid Substation is situated nearby to the reservoir Top Pond, as well as near Middle Pond.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pant railway station and Bethania Chapel, Dowlais.
Pant railway station
Railway station
Photo: Gareth James, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pant railway station was a station which served Pant, Merthyr Tydfil, in the historic Welsh county of Glamorgan, now Merthyr Tydfil County Borough. It was the junction at which the Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Railway line from Pontsticill in the North split to serve the Dowlais Central and Dowlais Top lines. Pant railway station is situated 1 mile northwest of Dowlais Grid Substation.
Bethania Chapel, Dowlais
Chapel
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bethania, Dowlais was a Welsh Independent, or Congregationalist, chapel in South Street, Dowlais, near Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales. The cause was established in 1824 and the chapel rebuilt on several occasions in the nineteenth century. Bethania Chapel, Dowlais is situated 4,100 feet southwest of Dowlais Grid Substation.
Pant Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pant Cemetery is situated 4,200 feet west of Dowlais Grid Substation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dowlais and Gurnos.
Dowlais
Suburb
Photo: Varitek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dowlais is a village in the north-east of the county borough of Merthyr Tydfil, in South Wales. The name is derived from the Welsh du, which means 'black', and glais, which means 'stream'.
Gurnos
Suburb
Photo: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gurnos is a community of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough in Wales, United Kingdom. It consists principally of the Gurnos Estate. The population in 2011 was 5,280. Gurnos is situated 1½ miles west of Dowlais Grid Substation.
Pontsticill
Village
Photo: Alan Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pontsticill is a village within the County Borough of Merthyr Tydfil in South Wales. It lies within the valley of the Taf Fechan on the southern edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park. Pontsticill is situated 2 miles northwest of Dowlais Grid Substation.
Dowlais Grid Substation
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Pant, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.77011° or 51° 46′ 12″ northLongitude
-3.34666° or 3° 20′ 48″ westOpen location code
9C3RQMC3+28OpenStreetMap ID
way 223611393
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