Ridge End electricity substation

Ridge End electricity substation is an electrical substation in Stockport, England. Ridge End electricity substation is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Ridge Quarry View Point, as well as near the peak Marpleridge.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Paul’s Church and Strines railway station.

St Paul’s Church

Church

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St Paul’s Church is situated 2,300 feet east of Ridge End electricity substation.

Strines railway station

Railway station

Photo: Peter Whatley, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Strines railway station serves the village of Strines and the hamlet of Turf Lea in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, in Greater Manchester, England. Until boundary changes in 1994, the station itself lay over the border in Derbyshire. Strines railway station is situated 1 mile east of Ridge End electricity substation.

Goytcliffe Viaduct

Bridge

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Goytcliffe Viaduct is a bridge, which is situated 3,600 feet north of Ridge End electricity substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Marple and Hague Bar.

Marple

Photo: Parrot of Doom, Public domain.

Marple is a small town in the borough of Stockport, historically in Cheshire but now part of Greater Manchester. Agatha Christie often travelled this way, and named her character "Miss Marple" after her train was delayed here.

Hague Bar

Village

Photo: Dave Dunford, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hague Bar is a hamlet in New Mills, Derbyshire, near Marple and Stockport. The Manchester to Sheffield railway passes through the Goyt valley at this point.