Bilsthorpe Quarry Solar Park

Bilsthorpe Quarry Solar Park is a power station in Bilsthorpe, Newark and Sherwood District, England. Bilsthorpe Quarry Solar Park is situated nearby to the forest Eakring Brail Wood, as well as near Bilsthorpe Colliery.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Margaret and Bilsthorpe Colliery.

Church of St Margaret

Church

Photo: David Hallam-Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Margaret is situated 2,300 feet south of Bilsthorpe Quarry Solar Park.

Bilsthorpe Colliery was a colliery in north Nottinghamshire. From when work started in 1925 to the pits closure in 1997, 77 people died at the pit. Bilsthorpe Colliery is situated 2,200 feet north of Bilsthorpe Quarry Solar Park.

St Andrew’s Church, Eakring

Church

Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Andrew's Church, Eakring is a Grade II* listed Church of England parish church at Eakring, near Southwell. It belongs to the Deanery of Newark and Southwell in the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham. St Andrew’s Church, Eakring is situated 1½ miles northeast of Bilsthorpe Quarry Solar Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bilsthorpe and Eakring.

Bilsthorpe

Village

Bilsthorpe is a village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 3,076, increasing to 3,375 at the 2011 census, and dropping slightly to 3,365 at the 2021 census.

Eakring

Village

Photo: Dave Bevis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Eakring is a village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, England. Its population at the 2011 census was 419, and this increased to 440 residents for the 2021 census.

Rufford

Hamlet

Rufford, in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, is the site of two villages whose inhabitants were evicted in the 12th century. Cistercian monasteries were established and the monks wished to ensure their isolation. Rufford is situated 2½ miles north of Bilsthorpe Quarry Solar Park.

Bilsthorpe Quarry Solar Park

Type: Power station
Category: industry
Location: Bilsthorpe, Newark and Sherwood District, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.1416° or 53° 8′ 30″ north

Longitude

-1.02107° or 1° 1′ 16″ west

Operator

Anesco

Open location code

9C5W4XRH+JH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 686122665

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Eakring Brail Wood and Eakring Brail Wood.

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