Hockley Farm Road Substation

Hockley Farm Road Substation is an electrical substation in , . Hockley Farm Road Substation is situated nearby to the recreation area , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Emmanuel Christian School and Kirby Frith Nature Reserve.

School
, , is a small, independent, co-educational Christian school for pupils aged 4–16. Opened on 28 August 2003, it was the first independent Christian school in . is situated 1,800 feet southeast of Hockley Farm Road Substation.

Nature reserve
Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kirby Frith is a 2.1-hectare Local Nature Reserve on the western outskirts of . It is owned and managed by Leicester City Council. This site is described by Natural England as the richest wildflower grassland in the county, with species such as devil's-bit scabious, betony and yellow rattle.

Hotel
Photo: Maypm, CC BY-SA 4.0.
in previously called Braunstone Hall, is a building of historical significance and is Grade II listed on the English Heritage Register. is situated 3,000 feet southeast of Hockley Farm Road Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thorpe Astley and Braunstone Town.

Suburb
Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a suburban settlement on the southwestern edge of the city of , . It is part of the civil parish of , although a small part of the development, around Goodheart Way, extends into civil parish.

Village
Photo: Leeclarke1981, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Braunstone is a town and civil parish in the district of Blaby in Leicestershire, England. At the 2011 census the population of the town was 16,850. Braunstone is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, giving a population of "two sokemen and four villeins".

Suburb
is an area of lying south of the former Leicester and Swannington Railway. The land was purchased by market gardener Isaac Harrison in around 1830.

Hockley Farm Road Substation

Latitude
52.63042° or 52° 37′ 50″ north
Longitude
-1.18755° or 1° 11′ 15″ west
Brand
National Grid plc
Operator
National Grid Electricity Distribution
Open location code
9C4WJRJ6+5X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 957168316
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hockley Farm Open Space and Braunstone Community Primary School.

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