WDA Hirwaun Switching Station

WDA Hirwaun Switching Station is an electrical substation in Rhigos, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. WDA Hirwaun Switching Station is situated nearby to the power station Hirwaun BESS, as well as near Hirwaun Power Station.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tower Colliery and Brynygaer Cemetery.

Tower Colliery

Photo: Derek Cummings, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tower Colliery was the oldest continuously working deep-coal mine in the United Kingdom, and possibly the world, until its closure in 2008. It was the last mine of its kind to remain in the South Wales Valleys. Tower Colliery is situated 1¼ miles southwest of WDA Hirwaun Switching Station.

Brynygaer Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Gareth James, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Brynygaer Cemetery is situated 3,700 feet east of WDA Hirwaun Switching Station.

Hirwaun Library

Library

Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hirwaun Library is situated 1¼ miles east of WDA Hirwaun Switching Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rhigos and Hirwaun.

Rhigos

Village

Photo: GaranRT, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Rhigos is a village and community in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. The village is located on the saddle of higher ground between the Vale of Neath and the Cynon Valley.

Hirwaun

Village

Photo: Darren Wyn Rees, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hirwaun is a village and community at the north end of the Cynon Valley in the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales. It is 4 miles NW of the town of Aberdare, and comes under the Aberdare post town.

Cefn Rhigos

Hamlet

Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cefn Rhigos is a hamlet to the west of the village of Rhigos, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Despite being 8 miles from the town centre, it is within the Aberdare postal district.

WDA Hirwaun Switching Station

Type: Electrical substation
Categories: building and industry
Location: Rhigos, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.74375° or 51° 44′ 38″ north

Longitude

-3.54063° or 3° 32′ 26″ west

Brand

National Grid plc

Operator

National Grid Electricity Distribution

Open location code

9C3RPFV5+FP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 974798281

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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