Whipton Substation
Whipton Substation is an electrical substation in Exeter District, Devon, England. Whipton Substation is situated nearby to the recreation area Betty’s Mead Playing Fields, as well as near the archaeological site Polsloe Priory.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Polsloe Priory and Polsloe Bridge railway station.
Polsloe Priory
Archaeological site
Polsloe Priory, also known as St Katherine's Priory, was a Benedictine priory for women in Devon, England. It was founded in around 1159 on land to the east of Exeter, on a site that is now part of the city's suburb of Polsloe. Polsloe Priory is situated 650 feet west of Whipton Substation.
Polsloe Bridge railway station
Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Polsloe Bridge railway station is a suburban railway station in Exeter, Devon, England. The station serves the Polsloe, Mount Pleasant, Hamlin and Whipton areas of the city. Polsloe Bridge railway station is situated 1,300 feet southwest of Whipton Substation.
Honeylands
Hospital
Photo: Stephen Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Honeylands, originally the Honeylands Children's Sanatorium and later the Honeylands Children's Centre was a hospital in Exeter, Devon used as a children's pulmonary tuberculosis sanatorium, later used for treatment of children with learning difficulties. Honeylands is situated 1,200 feet southeast of Whipton Substation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whipton and Whipton Barton.
Whipton Barton
Locality
Whipton Barton was an estate farm to the East of Exeter. The 'Barton' suffix is the traditional Devon wording for the manor house, and indicates a demesne in the feudal system.
Polsloe
Suburb
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Polsloe is a suburb of the city of Exeter in Devon, England. It lies to the east of the city centre and is served by Polsloe Bridge railway station. The name Polsloe is derived from Poll's marsh, named after Poll, the owner of land here at the time of the Domesday Book.
Whipton Substation
- Type: Electrical substation
- Roof shape: gabled
- Categories: building and industry
- Location: Exeter District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.73411° or 50° 44′ 3″ northLongitude
-3.49905° or 3° 29′ 57″ westLevels
1Brand
National Grid plcOpen location code
9C2RPGM2+J9OpenStreetMap ID
way 752053433OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=gabled
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Highlights include Betty’s Mead Playing Fields and Widgery Road Play Area.
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