Eakring Solar Farm
Eakring Solar Farm is an electrical substation in Eakring, Newark and Sherwood District, England. Eakring Solar Farm is situated nearby to Bilsthorpe Colliery, as well as near the peak Mill Hill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bilsthorpe Colliery and St Andrew’s Church, Eakring.
Bilsthorpe Colliery
Bilsthorpe Colliery was a colliery in north Nottinghamshire. From when work started in 1925 to the pits closure in 1997, 77 people died at the pit. Bilsthorpe Colliery is situated 2,400 feet southwest of Eakring Solar Farm.St Andrew’s Church, Eakring
Church
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Andrew's Church, Eakring is a Grade II* listed Church of England parish church at Eakring, near Southwell. It belongs to the Deanery of Newark and Southwell in the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham. St Andrew’s Church, Eakring is situated 1 mile east of Eakring Solar Farm.
Church of St Margaret
Church
Photo: David Hallam-Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Margaret is situated 1¼ miles south of Eakring Solar Farm.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eakring and Bilsthorpe.
Eakring
Village
Photo: Dave Bevis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eakring is a village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, England. Its population at the 2011 census was 419, and this increased to 440 residents for the 2021 census.
Bilsthorpe
Village
Bilsthorpe is a village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 3,076, increasing to 3,375 at the 2011 census, and dropping slightly to 3,365 at the 2021 census.
Rufford
Hamlet
Rufford, in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, is the site of two villages whose inhabitants were evicted in the 12th century. Cistercian monasteries were established and the monks wished to ensure their isolation. Rufford is situated 2 miles northwest of Eakring Solar Farm.
Eakring Solar Farm
- Type: Electrical substation
- Categories: building and industry
- Location: Eakring, Newark and Sherwood District, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.15229° or 53° 9′ 8″ northLongitude
-1.01598° or 1° 0′ 58″ westOpen location code
9C5W5X2M+WJOpenStreetMap ID
way 974978509OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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Notable Places Nearby
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