Buckfastleigh Substation
Buckfastleigh Substation is an electrical substation in Buckfastleigh, Teignbridge District, England. Buckfastleigh Substation is situated nearby to Buckfast Butterflies and Dartmoor Otter Sanctuary, as well as near South Devon Railway.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Buckfastleigh railway station and Reed’s Cave.
Buckfastleigh railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Buckfastleigh railway station is situated on the South Devon Railway, a heritage railway in Devon, England. It serves the town of Buckfastleigh. Buckfastleigh railway station is situated 860 feet north of Buckfastleigh Substation.
Reed’s Cave
Cave
Photo: John Rostron, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Reed's cave is a cave in Higher Kiln Quarry near Buckfastleigh, Dartmoor, Devon. It has many formations including the unique Little Man formation, which is beyond Easter Chamber. Reed’s Cave is situated 1,800 feet northwest of Buckfastleigh Substation.
Bakers Pit
Cave
Bakers Pit is a phreatic maze cave system near Buckfastleigh, Devon, England. It was first opened in 1847 by quarrying activities. Bakers Pit is entered via a vertical descent of 16 metres. Bakers Pit is situated 2,000 feet northwest of Buckfastleigh Substation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Buckfast and Ashburton.
Buckfast
Village
Photo: Gwyn Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Buckfast is a small village near Buckfastleigh in Teignbridge district, Devon, England, on the bank of the River Dart. It is the home of Buckfast Abbey, an active Benedictine monastery, which gave its name to Buckfast Tonic Wine, originally made there, and to the Buckfast bee, a bee breed originally developed at Buckfast Abbey.
Ashburton
Photo: Mike Crowe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ashburton is a town on the south-southeastern edge of Dartmoor in Devon, England, adjacent to the A38. The town is 20 miles northeast of Plymouth and 17 miles southwest of Exeter.
Combe
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Combe is a small village in the county of Devon, England. It lies on the River Mardle about 2 miles north west of the town of Buckfastleigh. Combe is situated 3 miles northwest of Buckfastleigh Substation.
Buckfastleigh Substation
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Buckfastleigh, Teignbridge District, Dartmoor, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.48045° or 50° 28′ 50″ northLongitude
-3.76884° or 3° 46′ 8″ westOpen location code
9C2RF6JJ+5FOpenStreetMap ID
way 449003767
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Buckfast Butterflies and Dartmoor Otter Sanctuary and South Devon Railway.
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