The Ridge Solar Park

The Ridge Solar Park is an electrical substation in Wellingborough District, North Northamptonshire, England. The Ridge Solar Park is situated nearby to the power station Wellingborough Solar Farm, as well as near the prison HMP Five Wells.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Nicholas and Irchester Narrow Gauge Railway Museum.

Church of St Nicholas

Church

Photo: Kev747, Public domain.

Church of St Nicholas is situated 3,800 feet southwest of The Ridge Solar Park.

Irchester Narrow Gauge Railway Museum

Museum

Photo: Mick, CC BY 2.0.

The Irchester Narrow Gauge Railway Museum is a small railway museum and metre gauge railway near Irchester, near Wellingborough in Northamptonshire, England. Irchester Narrow Gauge Railway Museum is situated 1 mile east of The Ridge Solar Park.

Summer Leys

Nature reserve

Photo: Paul Mills, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Summer Leys is a local nature reserve at Wollaston in the Upper Nene Valley, in Northamptonshire, England. It is owned by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Great Doddington and Wellingborough.

Great Doddington is a village and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England, close to Wellingborough and just off the A45. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 1,061 increasing to 1,123 at the 2011 census.

Wellingborough

Photo: Alan Wilson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wellingborough is a market town and borough in Northamptonshire, England, situated some 11 miles from the county town of Northampton. The town is situated on the north side of the River Nene, most of the older town is sited on the flanks of the hills above the river's current flood plain.

Wilby

Village

Photo: Kokai, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wilby is a suburban linear village and civil parish in the Wellingborough built-up area of North Northamptonshire, England. The suburb is 3 miles south-west of Wellingborough town centre.

The Ridge Solar Park

Type: Electrical substation
Categories: building and industry
Location: Wellingborough District, North Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.28183° or 52° 16′ 55″ north

Longitude

-0.69756° or 0° 41′ 51″ west

Brand

National Grid plc

Operator

National Grid Electricity Distribution

Open location code

9C4X78J2+PX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 662532043

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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