Newnham Farm Solar Park Substation

Newnham Farm Solar Park Substation is an electrical substation in Sparkwell, South Hams District, England. Newnham Farm Solar Park Substation is situated nearby to the forest Furzeacre Wood, as well as near Windwhistle Wood.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dartmoor Zoological Park and Hemerdon Mine.

Dartmoor Zoological Park

Zoo

Photo: Smalljim, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Dartmoor Zoological Society is a 33-acre zoo just north of the village of Sparkwell, on the south-west edge of Dartmoor, in the county of Devon in the South West of England. Dartmoor Zoological Park is situated 1¼ miles east of Newnham Farm Solar Park Substation.

Hemerdon Mine

Quarry

Photo: Southwesterner, Public domain.

Hemerdon Mine, also known as Hemerdon Ball Mine, Hemerdon Bal Mine and previously as Drakelands Mine is a tungsten and tin mine. It is located 11 km northeast of Plymouth, near Plympton, in Devon, England. Hemerdon Mine is situated 4,100 feet northeast of Newnham Farm Solar Park Substation.

Miners Arms‘ Public House

Pub

Photo: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Miners Arms‘ Public House is situated 3,900 feet southeast of Newnham Farm Solar Park Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Plympton and Leigham.

Plympton

Town

Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Plympton is a suburb of the city of Plymouth in Devon, England. It is in origin an ancient stannary town. It was an important trading centre for locally mined tin, and a seaport before the River Plym silted up and trade moved down river to Plymouth and was the seat of Plympton Priory the most significant local landholder for many centuries. Plympton is situated 2 miles southwest of Newnham Farm Solar Park Substation.

Leigham

Suburb

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Leigham is the name of an area of the city of Plymouth in the English county of Devon. Originally a hamlet and manor separate from the city, urban expansion of the 20th century has meant that the area has become widely built up. Leigham is situated 3 miles west of Newnham Farm Solar Park Substation.