The Wrekin transmitting station
The Wrekin transmitting station is a telecommunications and broadcasting facility on The Wrekin, a hill in the county of Shropshire, England. It includes a 52 metres tall free-standing lattice tower with transmitting antennas attached at various heights.Photo: JustinSmith, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Industry
- Description: transmitting station
- Also known as: “The Wrekin” and “The Wrekin Transmitting Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Wrekin and The Ercall.
The Wrekin
Peak
Photo: Chrisbayley, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Wrekin is a hill in east Shropshire, England. It is located some five miles west of Telford, on the border between the unitary authorities of Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin.
The Ercall
Peak
The Ercall is a small hill in Shropshire, England, between The Wrekin and Wellington. It is an internationally important geological site, part of The Wrekin and The Ercall Site of Special Scientific Interest.
Church of St Lawrence
Church
Photo: Geoff Pick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Lawrence is situated 1½ miles southeast of The Wrekin transmitting station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Uppington and Eaton Constantine.
Uppington
Village
Photo: Richard Law, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Uppington is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Wroxeter and Uppington, in the Shropshire district, in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. Uppington is situated 2 miles northwest of The Wrekin transmitting station.
Eaton Constantine
Hamlet
Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eaton Constantine is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Leighton and Eaton Constantine, in Shropshire, England. It is located just off the B4380 road, between Atcham and Buildwas, near The Wrekin hill. Eaton Constantine is situated 2 miles southwest of The Wrekin transmitting station.
Wrockwardine
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wrockwardine is a village and civil parish in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. The village lies north of The Wrekin and the M54/A5, and west of Wellington. Wrockwardine is situated 2½ miles north of The Wrekin transmitting station.
The Wrekin transmitting station
- Category: transmitter station
- Location: Little Wenlock, Telford and Wrekin, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.67106° or 52° 40′ 16″ northLongitude
-2.55005° or 2° 33′ 0″ westInception
1975Open location code
9C4VMCCX+CXOpenStreetMap ID
way 385815874OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q17022665
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In Other Languages
“The Wrekin transmitting station” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “雷金發射站”
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Highlights include Wrekin Hill Fort and Heaven Gate.
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