Bargoed Solar Park Substation

Bargoed Solar Park Substation is an electrical substation in Darran Valley, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales. Bargoed Solar Park Substation is situated near the power station Bargoed Solar Farm, as well as near the fishing area Fochriw Feeder Pond.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Pontlottyn railway station and Fochriw Primary School.

Pontlottyn railway station

Railway station

Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pontlottyn railway station is a railway station serving the village of Pontlottyn, south Wales. It is a stop on the Rhymney Line of the Transport for Wales network. Pontlottyn railway station is situated 1½ miles east of Bargoed Solar Park Substation.

Fochriw Primary School

School

Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fochriw Primary School is situated 3,700 feet east of Bargoed Solar Park Substation.

Rhymney railway station

Railway station

Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rhymney railway station serves the town of Rhymney in Wales. Situated on the Valley Lines network 23 miles north of Cardiff Central, it is the terminus of the Rhymney Line. Rhymney railway station is situated 1½ miles northeast of Bargoed Solar Park Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fochriw and Pontlottyn.

Fochriw

Village

Photo: Eddy Blanche, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fochriw is a village in Caerphilly County Borough, Wales. It was well known for its neighbouring collieries, which employed nearly the entire local population in the early 20th century.

Pontlottyn

Village

Photo: Alzarian16, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Pontlottyn is a village located in the county borough of Caerphilly, within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan, Wales. It is sited just to the south of Rhymney, and to the west of the Rhymney River.

Rhymney

Town

Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rhymney is a town and a community in the county borough of Caerphilly, South Wales. Until 1972 it existed in the historic county of Monmouthshire. With the villages of Pontlottyn, Fochriw, Abertysswg, Deri and New Tredegar, Rhymney is designated as the 'Upper Rhymney Valley' by the local Unitary Authority, Caerphilly County Borough Council. Rhymney is situated 2 miles northeast of Bargoed Solar Park Substation.

Bargoed Solar Park Substation

Type: Electrical substation
Categories: building and industry
Location: Darran Valley, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.7409° or 51° 44′ 27″ north

Longitude

-3.31203° or 3° 18′ 43″ west

Brand

National Grid plc

Operator

National Grid Electricity Distribution

Open location code

9C3RPMRQ+95

OpenStreetMap ID

way 981336827

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Bargoed Solar Farm and Fochriw Feeder Pond.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Coal Wash Plant Substation and Ffos-y-fran wash plant.

Wales: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Cardiff and Swansea.

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