Eurotunnel Main Intake Substation

Eurotunnel Main Intake Substation is an electrical substation in Folkestone, Shepway District, England. Eurotunnel Main Intake Substation is situated nearby to the electrical substation Folkestone Converter Station, as well as near the ruins Bronze Age Bowl Barrow and World War 2 Pill Box.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Folkestone Castle and Folkestone West railway station.

Folkestone Castle

Archaeological site

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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 3,100 feet east of Eurotunnel Main Intake Substation.

Folkestone West railway station

Railway station

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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 south of Eurotunnel Main Intake Substation.

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 Eurotunnel Main Intake Substation.

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.

Eurotunnel Main Intake Substation

Type: Electrical substation
Category: industry
Location: Folkestone, Shepway District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.09797° or 51° 5′ 53″ north

Longitude

1.14752° or 1° 8′ 51″ east

Operator

UK Power Networks

Open location code

9F3334XX+52

OpenStreetMap ID

way 91233446

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Folkestone Converter Station and Bronze Age Bowl Barrow and World War 2 Pill Box.

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