Drax Primary 66kV
Drax Primary 66kV is an electrical substation in Long Drax, Selby District, England. Drax Primary 66kV is situated nearby to the golf course Drax Golf Club, as well as near the public building Drax Sports and Social Club.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Drax Power Station and St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Drax.
Drax Power Station
Power station
Photo: David Wright, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Drax power station is a large biomass power station in Drax, North Yorkshire, England. It has a 2.6 GW capacity for biomass and had a 1.29 GW capacity for coal that was retired in 2021. Drax Power Station is situated 3,100 feet north of Drax Primary 66kV.
St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Drax
Church
Photo: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Peter and St Paul's Church is the parish church of Drax, North Yorkshire, a village in England. The church was founded during the reign of Henry I of England by William Paynel, who also founded Drax Priory. St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Drax is situated 1 mile east of Drax Primary 66kV.
Read School
School
Read School, Drax is a boarding, day, and independent school, based in the rural village of Drax, near Selby, North Yorkshire, England. Formerly a boys' school, it became co-educational in 1991. Read School is situated 1¼ miles east of Drax Primary 66kV.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Snaith and West Cowick.
Snaith
Town
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Snaith is a market town in the civil parish of Snaith and Cowick in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Snaith is administered by the East Riding of Yorkshire unitary authority and, since the 2024 general election, forms part of the Goole and Pocklington constituency. Snaith is situated 3 miles southwest of Drax Primary 66kV.
West Cowick
Village
Photo: Gordon Kneale Brooke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Cowick is a village located in the civil parish of Snaith and Cowick in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies in low-lying farmland within the Humberhead Levels. West Cowick is situated 3 miles south of Drax Primary 66kV.
East Cowick
Village
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
East Cowick is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, situated approximately 1.5 miles east of Snaith. It lies on the A1041 road and just north of the M62 motorway. East Cowick is situated 3 miles south of Drax Primary 66kV.
Drax Primary 66kV
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Long Drax, Selby District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.72972° or 53° 43′ 47″ northLongitude
-1.0021° or 1° 0′ 8″ westOpen location code
9C5WPXHX+V5OpenStreetMap ID
way 225733096
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