Battscombe Quarry Substation

Battscombe Quarry Substation is an electrical substation in Cheddar, Sedgemoor District, England. Battscombe Quarry Substation is situated nearby to Batts Coombe Quarry, as well as near the cave Bake Hole.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cheddar Gorge and Gough’s Cave.

Cheddar Gorge

Photo: Arpingstone, Public domain.

Cheddar Gorge is a limestone gorge in the Mendip Hills, near the village of Cheddar, Somerset, England. The gorge is the site of the Cheddar show caves, where Great Britain's oldest complete human skeleton, Cheddar Man, estimated to be 9,000 years old, was found in 1903.

Gough’s Cave

Cave

Photo: Rwendland, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Gough's Cave is located in Cheddar Gorge on the Mendip Hills, in Cheddar, Somerset, England. The cave is 115 m deep and is 3.405 km long, and contains a variety of large chambers and rock formations. Gough’s Cave is situated 3,600 feet southeast of Battscombe Quarry Substation.

Mendips Raceway

Stadium

Photo: Dalags, CC BY 3.0.

Mendips Raceway is a motorsport venue in the Mendip Hills in Somerset, England. It is located on the rim of Batts Combe quarry between Shipham and Charterhouse. Mendips Raceway is situated 3,300 feet northeast of Battscombe Quarry Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Axbridge and Black Down.

Axbridge

Town

Photo: Martin Clark, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Axbridge is a town in Somerset, England, on the River Axe, near the southern edge of the Mendip Hills. Its population according to the 2011 census was 2,057. Axbridge is situated 2 miles west of Battscombe Quarry Substation.

Black Down

Locality

Photo: Jsommer, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Black Down is the highest hill in the Mendip Hills, Somerset, in south-western England. Black Down lies just a few miles eastward of the Bristol Channel at Weston-super-Mare, and provides a view over the Chew Valley. Black Down is situated 2 miles northeast of Battscombe Quarry Substation.

Rowberrow

Hamlet

Photo: Rodw, Public domain.

Rowberrow is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Shipham in the Somerset district, in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England. Rowberrow is situated 2 miles north of Battscombe Quarry Substation.

Battscombe Quarry Substation

Type: Electrical substation
Categories: building and industry
Location: Cheddar, Sedgemoor District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.28919° or 51° 17′ 21″ north

Longitude

-2.77633° or 2° 46′ 35″ west

Operator

National Grid Electricity Distribution

Open location code

9C3V76QF+MF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 947188048

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Batts Coombe Quarry and Bake Hole.

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