Rye House power station
Rye House Power Station is a 715 MW combined cycle gas turbine power station located near Rye House railway station in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire.Photo: Reguiieee, Public domain.
- Type: Power station
- Description: gas power station in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Rye House Power Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rye House railway station and Rye House Stadium.
Rye House railway station
Railway station
Photo: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rye House railway station is on the Hertford East branch line off the West Anglia Main Line in the east of England, serving the Rye House area of Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire. Rye House railway station is situated 2,500 feet north of Rye House power station.
Rye House Stadium
Sports venue
Rye House Stadium was a speedway and greyhound racing venue in Rye Road, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, England. It is situated adjacent to the River Lea Navigation. Rye House Stadium is situated 2,300 feet north of Rye House power station.
Rye House, Hertfordshire
Castle
Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rye House in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire is a former fortified manor house, located in what is now the Lee Valley Regional Park. The 15th-century gatehouse is the surviving part of the structure and is a Grade I listed building. Rye House, Hertfordshire is situated 3,000 feet north of Rye House power station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hoddesdon and Broxbourne.
Hoddesdon
Town
Photo: Chris Hunt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hoddesdon is a town in the Borough of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, lying entirely within the London Metropolitan Area and Greater London Urban Area. The area is on the River Lea and the Lee Navigation along with the New River.
Broxbourne
Town
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Broxbourne is a town in the Borough of Broxbourne in Hertfordshire, England, with a population of 15,303 at the 2011 Census. It is located to the south of Hoddesdon and to the north of Cheshunt, 17 miles north of London. Broxbourne is situated 1½ miles southwest of Rye House power station.
Stanstead Abbotts
Village
Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stanstead Abbotts is a village and civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It lies 2 miles south-east of Ware, its post town. Stanstead Abbotts is situated 2 miles north of Rye House power station.
Rye House power station
- Categories: natural gas-fired power station and industry
- Location: Roydon, Epping Forest District, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.76296° or 51° 45′ 47″ northLongitude
0.00912° or 0° 0′ 33″ eastOperator
Drax GroupOpen location code
9F32Q275+5JOpenStreetMap ID
way 55955507OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q7384976
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In Other Languages
From German to Norwegian Bokmål—“Rye House power station” goes by many names.
- German: “Kraftwerk Rye House”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Rye House gasskraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Rye House gasskraftverk”
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