United Downs

United Downs is a hamlet in the parish of Gwennap, Cornwall, England.[1][2]

United Downs

An engine house at United Downs
United Downs
Location within Cornwall
OS grid referenceSW747413
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom

The hamlet is the site of the first commercial geothermal power plant in the UK, using heat from the earth to power up to 10,000 homes.

References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 204 Truro & Falmouth (Roseland Peninsula) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2009. ISBN 978-0-319-23290-3.
  2. United Downs; Explore Britain


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