page_title: High Marnham Power Station
hierarchical_section_title: High Marnham Power Station
caption_attribution_description: View of Marnham Power Station
context_page_description: High Marnham Power Station was a coal-fired power station. It was located in Nottinghamshire, to the west of the River Trent, approximately 0.5 miles north of the village of Marnham.
  High Marnham was the most southerly of three power stations which lined the River Trent, known locally as Megawatt Valley, the others being West Burton and Cottam. The station was constructed by the Central Electricity Generating Board Northern Project Group, on a green field site, fully commissioned by June 1962. It was the first 1000 MW [946 MW net] power station built and commissioned in Europe, and operated at higher boiler pressure and temperature values than previously commissioned plant.
context_section_description: High Marnham Power Station was a coal-fired power station.  It was located in Nottinghamshire, to the west of the River Trent, approximately 0.5 miles (0.8 km) north of the village of Marnham.
  High Marnham was the most southerly of three power stations which lined the River Trent, known locally as Megawatt Valley, the others being West Burton and Cottam. The station was constructed by the Central Electricity Generating Board Northern Project Group, on a green field site, fully commissioned by June 1962. It was the first 1000 MW [946 MW net] power station built and commissioned in Europe, and operated at higher boiler pressure and temperature values than previously commissioned plant.
caption: High Marnham Power Station
  Viewed from the east in July 2004
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