Boughton Road Substation

Boughton Road Substation is an electrical substation in Birmingham, England. Boughton Road Substation is situated near the recreation area Oaklands Recreation Ground, as well as near Yardley Post Office.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Blakesley Hall and Swan Shopping Centre.

Blakesley Hall

Museum

Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0.

Blakesley Hall, a grade II* listed building is a Tudor hall on Blakesley Road in Yardley, Birmingham, England. It is one of the oldest buildings in Birmingham and is a typical example of Tudor architecture with the use of darkened timber and wattle-and-daub infill, with an external lime render which is painted white. Blakesley Hall is situated 4,200 feet northeast of Boughton Road Substation.

Swan Shopping Centre

Retail building

The Swan Shopping Centre is an 80,000 square feet shopping centre in Yardley, Birmingham, which opened in Spring 2012. With its landmark high rise building, it stands on the A45 Coventry Road at its intersection with the A4040 Outer Ring Road, known as Swan Island. Swan Shopping Centre is situated 1,600 feet southeast of Boughton Road Substation.

Tyseley railway station

Railway station

Photo: Elliott Brown, CC BY 2.0.

Tyseley railway station serves the district of Tyseley in Birmingham, West Midlands, England. It is at the junction of the lines linking Birmingham with Leamington Spa and Stratford-upon-Avon. Tyseley railway station is situated 1 mile southwest of Boughton Road Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yardley and Hay Mills.

Yardley

Suburb

Photo: Adrian Bailey, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Yardley is an area in east Birmingham, in the county of the West Midlands, England. It is also a council constituency, managed by its own district committee.

Hay Mills

Village

Hay Mills is an area of east Birmingham, England straddling the A45 Coventry Road about 3 miles south east of the city centre. North of the Coventry Road is mainly residential whereas the south is mixed residential and commercial.

Tyseley

Village

Tyseley is a district in the southern half of the city of Birmingham, England, near the Coventry Road and the districts of Acocks Green, Small Heath and Yardley. It is located near the Grand Union Canal.

Boughton Road Substation

Type: Electrical substation
Categories: building and industry
Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.46428° or 52° 27′ 51″ north

Longitude

-1.82071° or 1° 49′ 15″ west

Brand

National Grid plc

Operator

National Grid Electricity Distribution

Open location code

9C4WF57H+PP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 60911139

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Oaklands Recreation Ground and Yardley Post Office.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Oaklands Park Children’s Centre & Day Nursery and The Vibe.

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