Lower Town Switching Station

Lower Town Switching Station is an electrical substation in United Kingdom. Lower Town Switching Station is situated nearby to the peak Tinkler’s Hill, as well as near the hamlet Middle Town.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Teän and Pednbrose.

Teän

Island

Photo: Chris Walpole, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Teän is an uninhabited island to the north of the Isles of Scilly archipelago between Tresco, 1.5 kilometres to the west, and St Martin's, 300 metres to the east.

Pednbrose

Island

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pednbrose is an island.

St Helen’s

Island

Photo: Cyr, CC BY-SA 2.0 uk.

St Helen's is one of the fifty or so uninhabited islands in the archipelago of the Isles of Scilly and has an approximate area of 0.1885 square kilometres.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lower Town and Middle Town.

Lower Town

Village

Photo: Darren Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lower Town is the westernmost settlement on the island of St Martin's in the Isles of Scilly, England. One of the island's two quays is located here, sometimes referred to as the Hotel Quay, as the only hotel on the island, Karma St Martin's, is located by it.

Middle Town

Hamlet

Photo: Argovian, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Middle Town is a small settlement on the island of St Martin's in the Isles of Scilly, England. It is situated slightly inland, approximately 0.4 miles east of Lower Town Quay, and on the road between the larger settlements of Lower Town and Higher Town.

Higher Town

Village

Photo: John Davey, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Higher Town is the easternmost and largest settlement on the island of St Martin's in the Isles of Scilly, England. It is situated just inland, though the more modern of the island's two quays is just south of the settlement and is named Higher Town Quay.

Lower Town Switching Station

Type: Electrical substation
Categories: building and industry
Location: United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

49.96517° or 49° 57′ 55″ north

Longitude

-6.30144° or 6° 18′ 5″ west

Brand

National Grid plc

Operator

National Grid Electricity Distribution

Open location code

8CXMXM8X+3C

OpenStreetMap ID

way 941044068

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tinkler’s Hill and Crump Island.

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