Cilfynydd Supergrid Substation

Cilfynydd Supergrid Substation is an electrical substation in Nelson, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales. Cilfynydd Supergrid Substation is situated near Llanfabon cemetery, as well as near the building Llanfabon Inn.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Abercynon railway station and Quakers Yard railway station.

Abercynon railway station

Railway station

Photo: nantcoly, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Abercynon railway station serves the village of Abercynon in the Cynon Valley, Wales. It is located on the Merthyr Line, between Quakers Yard to the north, Penrhiwceiber to the northwest, and Pontypridd to the south. Abercynon railway station is situated 1¼ miles west of Cilfynydd Supergrid Substation.

Quakers Yard railway station

Railway station

Photo: Duncan and Gareth Alderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Quakers Yard railway station serves the village of Edwardsville in the community of Treharris, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. It is located on the Merthyr Tydfil branch of the Merthyr Line. Passenger services are provided by Transport for Wales. Quakers Yard railway station is situated 2 miles northwest of Cilfynydd Supergrid Substation.

Llancaiach Fawr

Museum

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Llancaiach Fawr Manor is a Tudor manor house near the village of Nelson, located just to the north of the site of the former Llancaiach Colliery in the heart of the Rhymney Valley in South Wales. Llancaiach Fawr is situated 2 miles northeast of Cilfynydd Supergrid Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nelson and Abercynon.

Nelson

Village

Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Nelson is a village and community in the County Borough of Caerphilly, Wales. It sits five miles north of Caerphilly and ten miles north of Cardiff, at the lower end of the Taff Bargoed Valley, and lies adjacent to Treharris, Trelewis and Quakers Yard.

Abercynon

Town

Photo: Darren Wyn Rees, CC BY 3.0.

Abercynon is a village and community in the Cynon Valley within the unitary authority of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. The community comprises the village and the districts of Carnetown and Grovers Field to the south, Navigation Park to the east, and Glancynon to the north.

Cilfynydd

Village

Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cilfynydd is a village in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, a mile from the South Wales Valleys town of Pontypridd, and 13 miles north of the capital city, Cardiff.

Cilfynydd Supergrid Substation

Type: Electrical substation
Address: Nelson, Pontypridd
Category: industry
Location: Nelson, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.63577° or 51° 38′ 9″ north

Longitude

-3.3006° or 3° 18′ 2″ west

Operator

National Grid

Open location code

9C3RJMPX+8Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 95749833

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Llanfabon cemetery and Llanfabon Inn.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Cilfynydd Grid No1 Substation and Cilfynydd Grid No2 Substation.

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