West Hill Substation
West Hill Substation is an electrical substation in Portishead, North Somerset, England. West Hill Substation is situated nearby to the peak Dry Hill, as well as near St Joseph’s Church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Portishead Point Lighthouse and Portishead Lifeboat Station.
Portishead Point Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Arpingstone, Public domain.
Portishead Point Lighthouse, more commonly known as Battery Point Lighthouse, was built in Portishead, Somerset, England, in 1931. Portishead Point Lighthouse is situated 3,300 feet north of West Hill Substation.
Portishead Lifeboat Station
Public building
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Portishead Lifeboat Station is located at Pier Road, in the town of Portishead, located on the Severn Estuary in North Somerset. A lifeboat was stationed at Portishead in 1996 by the Portishead Lifeboat Trust, an independent lifeboat, operating from Sugar Loaf Beach. Portishead Lifeboat Station is situated 1 mile northeast of West Hill Substation.
Black Nore Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Steve F, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Black Nore Lighthouse is a grade II listed building in Portishead, Somerset, England. The cast iron white-painted lighthouse was built in 1894 by Trinity House to guide shipping in the Severn Estuary as it made its way in and out of Bristol Harbour. Black Nore Lighthouse is situated 1 mile west of West Hill Substation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Weston and Port Marine.
North Weston
Village
North Weston is a village in the civil parish of Portishead, in the North Somerset district of Somerset, England. It lies between Portishead and Weston-in-Gordano, within the parish of Portishead.
Port Marine
Suburb
Port Marine is a mixed-use, waterfront neighbourhood in the town of Portishead in North Somerset and an exurb of Bristol. Masterplanned during the late 1990s on the docklands and power station brownfield beside the Severn Estuary, the area now contains 3420 dwellings, a 133-berth marina, commercial and retail space, a nature reserve, and a sculpture trail.
Redcliffe Bay
Suburb
Redcliffe Bay is a large area of Portishead — a town in North Somerset, England — with most houses having views of the Bristol Channel. Despite its size, it is always considered part of Portishead.
West Hill Substation
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Portishead, North Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.48565° or 51° 29′ 8″ northLongitude
-2.77659° or 2° 46′ 36″ westOpen location code
9C3VF6PF+79OpenStreetMap ID
way 809649934
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