Torpoint Town Substation
Torpoint Town Substation is an electrical substation in Torpoint, Cornwall, England. Torpoint Town Substation is situated nearby to the school Torpoint Community College, as well as near the recreation area HMS Raleigh Sports Field.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include HMS Raleigh and HMNB Devonport.
HMS Raleigh
Military installation
Photo: John Readman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
HMS Raleigh is a stone frigate, serving as the basic training facility of the Royal Navy at Torpoint, Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is spread over several square miles, and has damage control simulators and fire-fighting training facilities, as well as a permanently moored training ship, the former HMS Brecon. HMS Raleigh is situated 2,500 feet south of Torpoint Town Substation.
HMNB Devonport
Military installation
His Majesty's Naval Base, Devonport is the largest naval base in Western Europe, and one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy. HMNB Devonport is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Torpoint Town Substation.
Church of St James
Church
Photo: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St James is situated 1 mile east of Torpoint Town Substation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Antony Passage and St John.
Antony Passage
Hamlet
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Antony Passage is a hamlet in south-east Cornwall, England, UK. It stands beside the tidal section of the River Lynher on the opposite bank to Antony village.
St John
Village
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St John is a coastal civil parish and a village in south-east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, 3 miles south of Saltash and 1.5 miles south-west of Torpoint.
Morice Town
Suburb
Morice Town is a suburb of Plymouth in the English county of Devon. It named after Sir William Morice who owned the land at the time that it was being developed for housing for the employees in the Dockyard. Morice Town is situated 1½ miles east of Torpoint Town Substation.
Torpoint Town Substation
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Torpoint, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.37696° or 50° 22′ 37″ northLongitude
-4.21425° or 4° 12′ 51″ westOpen location code
9C2Q9QGP+Q8OpenStreetMap ID
way 688730647
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Torpoint Community College and HMS Raleigh Sports Field.
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