Thornton Substation

Thornton Substation is an electrical substation in Thornton, East Yorkshire, England. Thornton Substation is situated nearby to the power station Thornton Greener Grid Park, as well as near the forest Spruce Plantation.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pocklington Canal Walbut Bridge and Allerthorpe Common.

Pocklington Canal Walbut Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Peter Church, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pocklington Canal Walbut Bridge is situated 1 mile south of Thornton Substation.

Allerthorpe Common

Nature reserve

Photo: Ian Lavender, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Allerthorpe Common is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and nature reserve in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located close to the town of Pocklington.

St Catherine’s Church, Barmby Moor

Church

Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Catherine's Church is the parish church of Barmby Moor, a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, in England. A church existed in Barmby Moor by the 11th century. St Catherine’s Church, Barmby Moor is situated 2 miles north of Thornton Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Melbourne and Hayton.

Melbourne

Village

Melbourne is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 8 miles west of the market town of Market Weighton and 4.5 miles south-west of the market town of Pocklington. Melbourne is situated 1½ miles southwest of Thornton Substation.

Hayton

Village

Photo: Paul Harrop, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hayton is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 2 miles south of the market town of Pocklington and 4.5 miles north-west of the market town of Market Weighton. Hayton is situated 3 miles east of Thornton Substation.

Pocklington

Photo: Keith Laverack, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pocklington is a market town and civil parish at the foot of the Yorkshire Wolds in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, its population was 10,123.

Thornton Substation

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

53.90038° or 53° 54′ 1″ north

Longitude

-0.82237° or 0° 49′ 21″ west

Operator

National Grid Electricity Transmission

Open location code

9C5XW52H+53

OpenStreetMap ID

way 25629803

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