Waunarlwydd Switching Station

Waunarlwydd Switching Station is an electrical substation in Cockett, Swansea, Wales. Waunarlwydd Switching Station is situated near the power station Waunarlwydd STOR, as well as near Gowerton East Power Station.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Gowerton railway station and Kingsbridge cemetery.

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 Waunarlwydd Switching Station.

Kingsbridge cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Simon Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kingsbridge cemetery is situated 1 mile northwest of Waunarlwydd Switching Station.

Gowerton Library

Library

Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gowerton Library is situated 1 mile west of Waunarlwydd Switching Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waunarlwydd and Gowerton.

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.

Gowerton

Village

Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gowerton is a large village and community, about 4 miles northwest of Swansea city centre, Wales. Gowerton is often known as the gateway to the Gower Peninsula.

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.

Waunarlwydd Switching Station

Type: Electrical substation
Category: industry
Location: Cockett, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.64969° or 51° 38′ 59″ north

Longitude

-4.0155° or 4° 0′ 56″ west

Open location code

9C3QJXXM+VQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 95742235

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Gowerton East Power Station and Waunarlwydd STOR.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Waunarlwydd STOR Generation Substation and Gowerton STOR Substation.

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