Carrington Power Station
Carrington Power Station is a combined cycle gas turbine power station, which was completed in Autumn 2016 and began commercial operation on 18 September 2016.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Irlam Viaduct and Irlam railway station.
Irlam Viaduct
Bridge
Photo: Craig Sunter, CC BY 2.0.
Irlam Viaduct is a bridge, which is situated 800 feet northwest of Carrington Power Station.
Irlam railway station
Railway station
Photo: Peter Whatley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Irlam railway station in Irlam, Greater Manchester, England, is 8+3⁄4 miles west of Manchester Oxford Road on the Manchester to Liverpool Line, and is operated by Northern Trains. Irlam railway station is situated 1 mile west of Carrington Power Station.
Flixton railway station
Railway station
Photo: Parrot of Doom, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Flixton railway station is in Flixton, Greater Manchester, in the North West of England. The station, and all services calling there, are operated by Northern Trains. It is 6+1⁄2 miles west of Manchester Oxford Road on the Manchester to Liverpool Line. Flixton railway station is situated 1¼ miles east of Carrington Power Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Irlam and Cadishead.
Irlam
Town
Photo: Keith Williamson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Irlam is a suburb in the City of Salford, Greater Manchester, England. In 2011, it had a population of 19,933. It lies on flat ground on the south side of the M62 motorway and the north bank of the Manchester Ship Canal, 6.7 miles southwest of Salford, 7.6 miles southwest of Manchester and 8.3 miles northeast of Warrington.
Cadishead
Village
Photo: Dealtdark, Public domain.
Cadishead is a village in the City of Salford in Greater Manchester, England, with a 2014 population of 10,739, situated within the historic county of Lancashire.
Partington
Town
Photo: Parrot of Doom, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Partington is a town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. It is sited ten miles south-west of Manchester city centre. Partington is situated 1½ miles southwest of Carrington Power Station.
Carrington Power Station
- Type: Power station
- Description: power station in Greater Manchester, England, UK
- Categories: coal-fired power station, combined cycle power station, and industry
- Location: Carrington, Trafford, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.4374° or 53° 26′ 15″ northLongitude
-2.41032° or 2° 24′ 37″ westOpen location code
9C5VCHPQ+XVOpenStreetMap ID
way 70311216OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q5046442
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