Axminster Substation
Axminster Substation is an electrical substation in Hawkchurch, East Devon, England. Axminster Substation is situated nearby to the power station Wyld Meadow Solar Farm, as well as near the forest Skull Head Plantation.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St John the Baptist, Hawkchurch and Lambert’s Castle Hill.
Church of St John the Baptist, Hawkchurch
Church
Photo: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St John the Baptist, Hawkchurch is situated 1 mile northwest of Axminster Substation.
Lambert’s Castle Hill
Heath
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lambert's Castle Hill rises between the villages of Marshwood and Fishpond Bottom in the county of Dorset, England. It is part of the South Dorset Downs and its prominence qualifies it as one of the so-called HuMPs. Lambert’s Castle Hill is situated 1¼ miles east of Axminster Substation.
Coney’s Castle
Nature reserve
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coney's Castle is an Iron Age hillfort in Dorset, England. The name Coney is from the Old English for rabbit, suggesting medieval use as a domestic warren, as at nearby Pilsdon Pen. Coney’s Castle is situated 1½ miles southeast of Axminster Substation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hawkchurch and Marshwood.
Hawkchurch
Village
Photo: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hawkchurch is a village and civil parish in Devon, England, 3 miles north east of Axminster on the border of Devon and Dorset, and about 6 miles south of Somerset.
Marshwood
Village
Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Marshwood is a village and civil parish in west Dorset, England, situated on the northern edge of the Marshwood Vale approximately 5.5 miles northeast of Lyme Regis. Marshwood is situated 2 miles east of Axminster Substation.
Raymond’s Hill
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Raymond's Hill is a village and residential area off the A35 road in Devon, England, right on the border with the county of Dorset. It is about 2 miles southeast of Axminster in East Devon, and about 3 miles northwest of Charmouth in Dorset. Raymond’s Hill is situated 2½ miles southwest of Axminster Substation.
Axminster Substation
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Hawkchurch, East Devon, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.78683° or 50° 47′ 13″ northLongitude
-2.92445° or 2° 55′ 28″ westOperator
National GridOpen location code
9C2VQ3PG+P6OpenStreetMap ID
way 34205588
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