United Downs
United Downs is a hamlet in the parish of Gwennap, Cornwall, England.[1][2]
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 An engine house at United Downs | |
  United Downs Location within Cornwall | |
| OS grid reference | SW747413 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United 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
- Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 204 Truro & Falmouth (Roseland Peninsula) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2009. ISBN 978-0-319-23290-3.
- United Downs; Explore Britain
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