Folkestone Converter Station
Folkestone Converter Station is an electrical substation in Folkestone, Shepway District, England. Folkestone Converter Station is situated nearby to Staff Memorial Garden, as well as near the ruins Bronze Age Bowl Barrow and World War 2 Pill Box.- Type: Electrical substation
- Description: HVDC converter station in the UK
- Also known as: “ElecLink Converter Station Folkestone”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Folkestone Castle and Folkestone West railway station.
Folkestone Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: GkgAlf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Folkestone Castle stood on a spur of the North Downs to the north of the town of Folkestone, Kent. The Norman castle existed in the late 11th and 12th centuries and was built on a natural mound which. Folkestone Castle is situated 3,700 feet east of Folkestone Converter Station.
Folkestone West railway station
Railway station
Photo: Hassocks5489, Public domain.
Folkestone West railway station is on the South Eastern Main Line in England, serving the western area of Folkestone, Kent. It is 69 miles 22 chains down the line from London Charing Cross. Folkestone West railway station is situated 1 mile southeast of Folkestone Converter Station.
Kent Battle of Britain Museum
Museum
Photo: Ron Hann, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Kent Battle of Britain Museum is an aviation museum located in Hawkinge, Kent, focused on the Allied and Axis men of the Battle of Britain. The Spirit of the Few Monument is in the grounds of the museum. Kent Battle of Britain Museum is situated 1 mile north of Folkestone Converter Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cheriton and Arpinge.
Cheriton
Suburb
Photo: Carol Rose, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cheriton is a northern suburb of Folkestone, in the Folkestone and Hythe, in the county of Kent, England. It is the location of the English terminal of the Channel Tunnel as well as of the major army barracks of Shorncliffe Camp.
Arpinge
Hamlet
Photo: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Arpinge is a hamlet between Paddlesworth and Newington to the west of Folkestone in Kent, England. It consists of three working farms, three now converted to residential use and a further four houses.
Peene
Hamlet
Photo: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newington is a village and civil parish in the English county of Kent located 1 mile north-west of Folkestone. It gives its name to Newington Parish Council, which has five councillors, and includes the hamlets of Arpinge and Beachborough.
Folkestone Converter Station
- Categories: HVDC converter station and industry
- Location: Folkestone, Shepway District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.09836° or 51° 5′ 54″ northLongitude
1.14473° or 1° 8′ 41″ eastInception
2019Operator
ElecLinkOpen location code
9F3334XV+8VOpenStreetMap ID
way 775577829Wikidata ID
Q122975912
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Highlights include Staff Memorial Garden and Bronze Age Bowl Barrow and World War 2 Pill Box.
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