Ambergate Substation
Ambergate Substation is an electrical substation in Ripley, Amber Valley District, England. Ambergate Substation is situated nearby to River Amber Bridge, as well as near Ambergate railway station.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ambergate railway station and Toadmoor Tunnel.
Ambergate railway station
Railway station
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Ambergate railway station serves the village of Ambergate in Derbyshire, England. It is located on the Derwent Valley Line, which connects Derby and Matlock; it diverges from the Midland Main Line just south of the station at Ambergate Junction. Ambergate railway station is situated 960 feet south of Ambergate Substation.
Toadmoor Tunnel
Tunnel
Photo: Chevin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Toadmoor Tunnel was built at Ambergate in Derbyshire, England, as part of the North Midland Railway, which opened in 1840. 128 yards long, it was cut through an unstable hillside on a notoriously difficult line of route. Toadmoor Tunnel is situated 1,400 feet south of Ambergate Substation.
Derwent Viaduct
Bridge
Photo: Dave Bevis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Derwent Viaduct is a bridge, which is situated 2,200 feet south of Ambergate Substation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ambergate and Fritchley.
Ambergate
Village
Photo: Dave Bevis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ambergate is a village in Derbyshire, England, situated where the River Amber joins the River Derwent. It is about 6 miles south of Matlock. The village forms part of the Heage and Ambergate ward of Ripley Town Council with a population of 5,013 at the 2011 Census.
Fritchley
Village
Photo: Anthony Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fritchley is a small village in Derbyshire, England, situated to the south of Crich and north of Ambergate. It falls under the civil parish of Crich. To the east of the village is the ruin of a windmill.
Whatstandwell
Village
Photo: Chevin, Public domain.
Whatstandwell is a village on the River Derwent in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England. It is about five miles south of Matlock and about four miles north of Belper. Whatstandwell railway station is on the Derby–Matlock Derwent Valley Line, and the A6 trunk road crosses the River Derwent in the village.
Ambergate Substation
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Ripley, Amber Valley District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.06287° or 53° 3′ 46″ northLongitude
-1.48242° or 1° 28′ 57″ westOpen location code
9C5W3G79+42OpenStreetMap ID
way 517076430
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