Gowerton East Power Station
Gowerton East Power Station is a power station in Cockett, Swansea, Wales. Gowerton East Power Station is situated nearby to the power station Waunarlwydd STOR, as well as near the pitch Waunarlwydd R.F.C.- Type: Power station
- Description: gas-fired peaking power station near Swansea, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Alcoa Power Station” and “Gowerton STOR”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gowerton railway station and Gowerton Library.
Gowerton railway station
Railway station
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gowerton railway station serves the village of Gowerton, Wales. It is located at street level at the end of Station Road in Gowerton, 219 miles 45 chains from the zero point at London Paddington, measured via Stroud. Gowerton railway station is situated 1 mile west of Gowerton East Power Station.
Gowerton Library
Library
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gowerton Library is situated 1 mile west of Gowerton East Power Station.
Kingsbridge cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Simon Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kingsbridge cemetery is situated 1 mile northwest of Gowerton East Power Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waunarlwydd and Fforestfach.
Waunarlwydd
Village
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Waunarlwydd is a village and community in Swansea, Wales, within the newly formed Waunarlwydd ward in 2021. Waunarlwydd became a community in 2022.
Fforestfach
Suburb
Photo: RB211Trent, Public domain.
Fforestfach is a suburban district of Swansea, Wales which developed during the Victorian era as part of the expansion of Swansea, and to service several collieries in the area.
Penllergaer
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Penllergaer is a village and community in the City and County of Swansea, Wales. It lies to the east of Gorseinon, within the electoral ward of the same name. Penllergaer is situated 1½ miles north of Gowerton East Power Station.
Gowerton East Power Station
- Categories: natural gas-fired power station and industry
- Location: Cockett, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.64886° or 51° 38′ 56″ northLongitude
-4.01557° or 4° 0′ 56″ westOpen location code
9C3QJXXM+GQOpenStreetMap ID
way 929894596OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q117423985
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Waunarlwydd STOR and Waunarlwydd R.F.C.
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