Colbury Substation

Colbury Substation is an electrical substation in Colbury, New Forest, England. Colbury Substation is situated near the meadow Kiln Pasture, as well as near Great Mead.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Hounsdown School and New Forest Wildlife Park.

Hounsdown School

School

Photo: Alex McGregor, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hounsdown School is a secondary school in Totton, near Southampton, Hampshire, England The school has 1,215 pupils, spanning ages 11 to 16. Classes are held in renovated 1960s buildings and new specialist blocks built since 2000. Hounsdown School is situated 2,400 feet east of Colbury Substation.

New Forest Wildlife Park

Zoo

Photo: J W Parker, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The New Forest Wildlife Park is located on the edge of The New Forest close to the towns of Ashurst and Lyndhurst. The park specialises in native and past-native wildlife of Britain and otters and owls from around the globe, housing four species of the former and ten of the latter. New Forest Wildlife Park is situated 1 mile south of Colbury Substation.

Eling Tide Mill

Photo: nick macneill, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Eling Tide Mill, situated on an artificial causeway in Eling in Hampshire, England, is one of only two remaining operating tide mills in the United Kingdom. Eling Tide Mill is situated 1 mile northeast of Colbury Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ashurst and Woodlands.

Ashurst

Village

Photo: Mike Faherty, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ashurst is a village in the New Forest district of Hampshire, England, which together with Colbury hamlet makes the parish of Ashurst and Colbury. Ashurst is on the A35 road near the Southampton conurbation.

Woodlands

Village

Photo: Shaun Ferguson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Woodlands is a village in the New Forest National Park of Hampshire, England. The village lies 6 miles west from Southampton and 2+3⁄4 miles north-east from Lyndhurst. The village is in the civil parish of Netley Marsh. Woodlands is situated 1½ miles west of Colbury Substation.

Redbridge

Suburb

Photo: Peter Facey, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Redbridge is a ward with a population of 14,432, 3.1 miles to the west of the city centre of Southampton, England. The area is positioned at the mouth of the River Test and is the southern terminus of the former Andover Canal and Sprat and Winkle railway line, and the modern M271 motorway. Redbridge is situated 2 miles northeast of Colbury Substation.

Colbury Substation

Type: Electrical substation
Category: industry
Location: Colbury, New Forest, Hampshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.90214° or 50° 54′ 8″ north

Longitude

-1.50324° or 1° 30′ 12″ west

Open location code

9C2WWF2W+VP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 833160785

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Kiln Pasture and Great Mead.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Colbury Hall and Colbury Memorial Hall.

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