Airbus East
Airbus East is an electrical substation in Broughton and Bretton, Flintshire, Wales. Airbus East is situated nearby to the commercial area Broughton Shopping Park, as well as near Bretton Methodist Church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hawarden Airport and Broughton Shopping Park.
Hawarden Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Dennis Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hawarden Airport, also known as Hawarden Aerodrome, is an airport near Hawarden in Flintshire, Wales, near the border with England and 3.5 NM west southwest of the city of Chester.
Broughton Shopping Park
Commercial area
Photo: Chestertouristcom, Public domain.
Broughton Shopping Park, also known as Broughton Centre, is a retail park in Broughton, Flintshire, Wales. It is the busiest retail park in North Wales, recording an average annual footfall of 10 million. Broughton Shopping Park is situated 1,400 feet south of Airbus East.
Hawarden Castle
Castle
Photo: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hawarden Old Castle is a Grade I listed medieval castle near Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales. The castle's origins are indeterminate and the oldest fortifications on this site may date back to the Iron Age, later being used as a Norman Motte-and-bailey castle which was reportedly destroyed and replaced in a short period during the 13th century. Hawarden Castle is situated 2 miles west of Airbus East.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Broughton and Saltney.
Broughton
Village
Photo: John S Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Broughton is a village in Flintshire, Wales, close to the Wales–England border, located to the west of the city of Chester, England, in the community of Broughton and Bretton.
Saltney
Suburb
Photo: Dennis Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Saltney is a town straddling the counties of Flintshire and Cheshire on the England–Wales border. The local government community of Saltney lies entirely in Wales, while the English areas are unparished. Saltney is situated 2 miles east of Airbus East.
Sandycroft
Village
Sandycroft is a village in Flintshire, Wales, approximately 2 miles southeast of Queensferry and 7 miles west of Chester, on the B5129 road between Queensferry and Broughton. The community population taken at the 2011 census was 6,724. Sandycroft is situated 2 miles northwest of Airbus East.
Airbus East
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Broughton and Bretton, Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.1721° or 53° 10′ 20″ northLongitude
-2.97231° or 2° 58′ 20″ westOpen location code
9C5V52CH+R3OpenStreetMap ID
way 709289552
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