Western Wood Energy Plant
Western Wood Energy Plant is a power station in Margam, Neath Port Talbot, Wales. Western Wood Energy Plant is situated nearby to Balancing Pond, as well as near the power station Margam Green Energy Plant.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Margan and Eglwys Nunydd.
Margan
Photo: Archangel12, CC BY 2.0.
Margam Abbey was a Cistercian monastery, located in the village of Margam, a suburb of modern Port Talbot in Wales. The nave of the abbey church is still in use as the church of St Mary in the Church in Wales. Margan is situated 3,700 feet east of Western Wood Energy Plant.
Eglwys Nunydd
Reservoir
The Eglwys Nunydd is a 260-acre supply reservoir in Margam, Wales. It was originally constructed in 1963 to provide cooling water for the cold rolling mills at the nearby Port Talbot steelworks.
Margam Country Park
Park
Photo: FruitMonkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Margam Country Park is a country park estate in Wales, of around 850 acres. It is situated in Margam, about 2 miles from Port Talbot in south Wales. It was once owned by the Mansel Talbot family and is now owned and administered by the local council, Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council. Margam Country Park is situated 1¼ miles east of Western Wood Energy Plant.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Margam and Taibach.
Margam
Suburb
Photo: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Margam is a suburb and community of Port Talbot in the Welsh county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales, close to junction 39 of the M4 motorway. The community had a population of 3,017 in 2011; the built up area being larger and extending into Taibach community.
Taibach
Suburb
Taibach, also spelled as Tai-bach, is a community and suburban district of Port Talbot, Wales. It is a settlement centered on the main A48 road, sandwiched between the river Ffrwdwyllt and Margam. Parts of Margam are within the community boundaries. Taibach is situated 2 miles northwest of Western Wood Energy Plant.
Goytre
Suburb
Photo: Chris Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Goytre is a village near the town of Port Talbot, Wales. The village lies in the valley of the Nant Ffrwdwyllt, between the communities of Taibach, Cwmafan, Bryn and Margam. Goytre is situated 2 miles north of Western Wood Energy Plant.
Western Wood Energy Plant
- Type: Power station
- Category: industry
- Location: Margam, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.56158° or 51° 33′ 42″ northLongitude
-3.7465° or 3° 44′ 47″ westOperator
Western Bioenergy, affiliate of Western LogOpen location code
9C3RH763+JCOpenStreetMap ID
way 345295458
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