Shotton
in County Durham of England, United Kingdom
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Durham Tees Valley Airport (19 mi) - Newcastle Airport (22 mi)
- RAF Linton-On-Ouse (51 mi)
- Carlisle Airport (58 mi)
- Leeds Bradford Airport (64 mi)
- Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport (91 mi)
- Humberside Airport (93 mi)
- Manchester Airport (105 mi)
- Manchester Woodford Airport (105 mi)
- East Midlands Airport (135 mi)
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Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Unesco heritage, 15 mi) - Durham Castle and Cathedral (Unesco heritage, 38 mi)
- Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey (Unesco heritage, 60 mi)
- New Lanark (Unesco heritage, 69 mi)
- Saltaire (Unesco heritage, 80 mi)
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (Unesco heritage, 96 mi)
- Old and New Towns of Edinburgh (Unesco heritage, 98 mi)
- George Washington Golf And Country Club (Golf course, 11 mi)
- Brancepeth Castle Golf Club (Golf course, 12 mi)
- Heworth Golf Club (Golf course, 13 mi)
- Cleveland Golf Club (Golf course, 15 mi)
- Burgham Park Golf & Leisure Club (Golf course, 30 mi)
- Gubeon Golf Club (Golf course, 30 mi)
- Longhirst Hall Golf Club (Golf course, 30 mi)
- Catterick Golf Club (Golf course, 32 mi)
- Hartlepool Marina (marina, (9 mi)
- Watch House (built 1879) aka The Lookout (observation point, (18 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 54.783 and -1.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 54° 46' 59" and W -1° 22' 0"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - GBP
- Spoken languages:
- English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 12:17 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:32 am and 8:33 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -46.183 and 170.083 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Glenledi - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-04-26 08:02:42
Explore Shotton
Shotton in County Durham (England) is a city in United Kingdom about 232 mi (or 373 km) north of London, the country's capital.
Local time in Shotton is now 12:17 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 10 airports in the vicinity of Shotton, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Durham Tees Valley Airport in a distance of 19 mi (or 31 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site is Frontiers of the Roman Empire in Germany at a distance of 15 mi (or 23 km). The closest in United Kingdom is Durham Castle and Cathedral in a distance of 38 mi (or 23 km), North. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. We found 2 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Hawthorn, Easington Colliery, Murton, Haswell and Thornley. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 8°C / 46 °F
| Morning Temperature | 3°C / 38 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
| Night Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 67% |
| Air Pressure | 1006 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 99% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
7°C (44 °F)
5°C (42 °F)
Scattered clouds, moderate breeze.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
7°C (44 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
12°C (53 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Few clouds, moderate breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Seaham Hall
Videos from this area
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Dawn raid on A19
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Peterlee A19 Roundabout
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Arrival of the Cessna Grand Caravan at Peterlee Parachute Centre - 26 March 2011
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Bad landing Skydive Peterlee
Tandem skydive 12th June 2011 at Peterlee. Courtesy of: Jason Carr.
A Week at Peterlee
11/10/2008 - 18/10/2008.
Skydive 128 - 2-Way - Peterlee
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Olympic Torch Arrives in Peterlee!
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Easington District
Easington was, from 1974 to 2009, a local government district in eastern County Durham, England. It contained the settlements of Easington, Seaham, Peterlee, Murton, Horden, Blackhall, Wingate and Castle Eden. It did not however include Easington Lane which is administered as part of the City of Sunderland. The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of Seaham urban district with most of Easington Rural District.
Shotton Colliery
Shotton Colliery is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated to the west of Peterlee. There are two villages in the parish of Shotton. Old Shotton is a small village to the southeast of the main village and is now merged into the town of Peterlee.
Little Thorpe
Little Thorpe is a hamlet or village in County Durham, in England. It is situated between Easington and Peterlee. This small settlement literally derives its name from the fact it is a small village, as "Thorpe" is Anglo-Saxon for village. It seems to have been a community that was originally centred around a farmstead, and most of the buildings appear to be in the Elizabethan style, but are more probably Victorian in age.
Easington (UK Parliament constituency)
Easington is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Grahame Morris of the Labour Party.
St. Bede's Catholic Comprehensive School
St Bede's is a Catholic secondary comprehensive school in Peterlee, County Durham, England. In summer 2006 it achieved its best-ever GCSE exam results. It is an 11-18 school for boys and girls living in the East Durham area. The school holds specialist Humanities College status.
Easington Academy
Easington Academy is a secondary school with academy status located in the village of Easington, County Durham, England. The school school was first created as Easington Comprehensive school in 1978, as a reult of a merger between Easington Secondary Modern School and Murton Secondary Modern School. The school was later renamed Easington Community School, and then Easington Community Science College in January 2007 after becoming a specialist science college.
Old Shotton
Old Shotton is a village, in Easington district of County Durham, England, The village once lay on the route of the A19, before its redirection to the west of the village. Although Old Shotton retains its own identity, and its own village sign, it now forms part of the new town of Peterlee. Following the foundation of Peterlee in 1948, the town spread westward, towards the A19, and so by the 1970s this small village had already begun to be encroached on.
East Durham College Technical Academy
East Durham College Technical Academy is a construction training college in the North East of England. The College provides training for people who wante to work in the construction industry, as well as providing additional skills development for people already working in the industry. Students of all ages can enrol on a range of full-time and part-time courses.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Shotton.
- Hawthorn
- Easington Colliery
- Murton
- Haswell
- Thornley
- Pittington
- Elwick
- Fishburn
- Sunderland
- West Rainton
- Bishop Middleham
- Grindon
- Hartlepool
- Greatham
- Carlton
- Ferryhill
- Durham
- Bishopton
- Stockton-on-Tees
- South Shields
- Elton
- Middlesbrough
- Pelton
- Wallsend
- Lamesley
- Coatham Mundeville
- Gateshead
- South Bank
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Nunthorpe