Sizewell B power station
Sizewell B power station is a power station in Leiston, Suffolk Coastal District, England. Sizewell B power station is situated nearby to Sizewell A power station, as well as near the forest Square Covert.Photo: john fielding, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Power station
- Description: nuclear power station in Suffolk, England, UK
- Also known as: “Sizewell B Nuclear Power Station”
- Postal code: IP16 4UR
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sizewell C nuclear power station and Summerhill School.
Sizewell C nuclear power station
The Sizewell C nuclear power station is a project to construct a 3,200 MWe nuclear power station with two EPR reactors near the village of Sizewell in Suffolk, England. Sizewell C nuclear power station is situated 1,900 feet north of Sizewell B power station.
Summerhill School
School
Photo: Axel Kühn, Public domain.
Summerhill School is an independent day and boarding school in Leiston, Suffolk, England. It was founded in 1921 by Alexander Sutherland Neill with the belief that the school should be made to fit the child, rather than the other way around. Summerhill School is situated 2 miles west of Sizewell B power station.
Long Shop Museum
Museum
Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Long Shop Museum is an industrial heritage museum in the town of Leiston in the English county of Suffolk. The museum features the history of Richard Garrett & Sons who manufactured a wide range of industrial and agricultural machinery, steam engines, and electric vehicles. Long Shop Museum is situated 2 miles west of Sizewell B power station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sizewell and Eastbridge.
Sizewell
Hamlet
Photo: John Goldsmith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sizewell is an English fishing hamlet in the East Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. It belongs to the civil parish of Leiston and lies on the North Sea coast just north of the larger holiday village of Thorpeness, between the coastal towns of Aldeburgh and Southwold.
Eastbridge
Hamlet
Eastbridge is a village in the English county of Suffolk. It is located approximately 4 miles north of Leiston, 2 miles from the North Sea in the parish of Theberton, immediately south of the Minsmere RSPB reserve. Eastbridge is situated 2 miles northwest of Sizewell B power station.
Aldringham
Village
Photo: John Firth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aldringham is a village in the Blything Hundred of Suffolk, England. The village is located 1 mile south of Leiston and 3 miles northwest of Aldeburgh close to the North Sea coast. Aldringham is situated 2 miles southwest of Sizewell B power station.
Sizewell B power station
- Categories: nuclear power plant and industry
- Location: Leiston, Suffolk Coastal District, Suffolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.2144° or 52° 12′ 52″ northLongitude
1.61889° or 1° 37′ 8″ eastInception
1995Operator
EDF EnergyOpen location code
9F436J79+QHOpenStreetMap ID
way 27625744OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q104946709
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In Other Languages
“Sizewell B power station” goes by many names.
- French: “Sizewell B”
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Highlights include Sizewell A power station and Square Covert.
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