Thoresby Solar Farm
Thoresby Solar Farm is an electrical substation in Perlethorpe, Newark and Sherwood District, England. Thoresby Solar Farm is situated nearby to Budby North Forest, as well as near the power station Netherfield Lane.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sherwood Forest and Major Oak.
Sherwood Forest
Nature reserve
Photo: Javier Carro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire is the last surviving tract of primeval forest in England. In medieval times it was a royal hunting forest – the shire or sher wood of Nottinghamshire – and it became the setting for the legend of Robin Hood. Sherwood Forest is situated 1½ miles south of Thoresby Solar Farm.
Major Oak
Photo: Galli, Public domain.
The Major Oak is a large dead English oak near Edwinstowe, in the midst of Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England. Thought to be between 800 and 1,200 years old, the tree was estimated to weigh 23 long tons and had a canopy of 92 feet at its peak. Major Oak is situated 2 miles south of Thoresby Solar Farm.
Monument To Lord George Bentinck, 30 Metres North Of Bentinck Lodge
Memorial
Photo: Enchufla Con Clave, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Monument To Lord George Bentinck, 30 Metres North Of Bentinck Lodge is a memorial, which is situated 2 miles northwest of Thoresby Solar Farm.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Budby and Meden Vale.
Budby
Hamlet
Photo: Alan Heardman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Budby is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Perlethorpe cum Budby, in the Newark and Sherwood district, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England.
Meden Vale
Village
Photo: Dave Bevis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Meden Vale is a small village near to Church Warsop. The village is part of the parish of Warsop. It is also situated close to the small town of Market Warsop, in north Nottinghamshire, England, off the main A60 Mansfield to Worksop road, and lies within Mansfield District Council administrative area. Meden Vale is situated 2 miles west of Thoresby Solar Farm.
Norton
Village
Photo: BulldozerD11, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Norton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Norton, Cuckney, Holbeck and Welbeck, in the Bassetlaw district, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. Norton is situated 2½ miles west of Thoresby Solar Farm.
Thoresby Solar Farm
- Type: Electrical substation
- Categories: building and industry
- Location: Perlethorpe, Newark and Sherwood District, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.23135° or 53° 13′ 53″ northLongitude
-1.08758° or 1° 5′ 15″ westOpen location code
9C5W6WJ6+GXOpenStreetMap ID
way 974978516OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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