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.
Church of St Catherine
Church
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Catherine 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, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.90034° or 53° 54′ 1″ northLongitude
-0.82213° or 0° 49′ 20″ westOpen location code
9C5XW52H+44OpenStreetMap ID
way 25629803
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