Purton
in Gloucestershire of England, United Kingdom
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Gloucestershire Airport (16 mi) - Bristol Filton Airport (16 mi)
- RAF Lyneham (25 mi)
- Bristol International Airport (27 mi)
- RAF Fairford (28 mi)
- RAF Brize Norton (37 mi)
- Cardiff International Airport (45 mi)
- RNAS Yeovilton (51 mi)
- Birmingham International Airport (58 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 20 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 43 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 87 mi)
- Dorset and East Devon Coast (Unesco heritage, 95 mi)
- Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd (Unesco heritage, 111 mi)
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (Unesco heritage, 130 mi)
- Cotswold Edge Golf Club (Golf course, 8 mi)
- Gloucester Golf Club (Golf course, 11 mi)
- Lilley Brook Golf Club (Golf course, 19 mi)
- The Manor House Golf Club (Golf course, 19 mi)
- Knowle Golf Club (Golf course, 22 mi)
- Chippenham Golf Club (Golf course, 23 mi)
- Belmont Golf Club (Golf course, 25 mi)
- Bowood Golf & Country Club (Golf course, 27 mi)
- Bristol Zoo (zoo, (20 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.738 and -2.449 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 44' 16" and W -2° 26' 54"
- 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: 11:01 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:48 am and 8:26 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.817 and 170.717 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otakou - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- 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
Touring Purton
Purton in Gloucestershire (England) is a town located in United Kingdom about 101 mi (or 162 km) west of London, the country's capital place.
Time in Purton is now 11:01 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports nearby Purton, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Gloucestershire Airport in a distance of 16 mi (or 26 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Blaenavon Industrial Landscape in a distance of 20 mi (or 32 km), West. Also, if you like the game of golf, there are several options within driving distance. We collected 1 points of interest near this location. Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Falfield, Aylburton, Hill, Charfield and Thornbury. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 50 °F
| Morning Temperature | 3°C / 37 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
| Night Temperature | 6°C / 42 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 1% |
| Air Humidity | 60% |
| Air Pressure | 1003 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 88% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
4°C (40 °F)
5°C (40 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
8°C (46 °F)
4°C (40 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
13°C (55 °F)
5°C (42 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, scattered clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
The Malt House
Days Inn Michaelwood Gloucester Welcome Break Service Area
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
From Lydney it Started
Canoe sailing trip on the Severn estuary from Lydney Yacht Club to Clevedon and back to Lydney via Portishead.
River Severn timelapse
White shooting stills of the sunset...
2. Gloucester to Severn Tunnel Junction Route Learn (Part 2)
By now we are well on the way past Grange Court. A request to point out noticeable landmarks is met with one of the highlights of the video as a rather graphical description of a lineside...
35028 Clan Line on the Cathedrals Express 20/8/12 Part 1
35028 Clan Line is seen coasting down the river Severn from Goucester to Lydney on the Cathedrals Express from London Victoria to Cardiff. Then, Pannier Tank 9681 is viewed departing Lydney...
Time Lapse Tide, Sharpness (3)
Low to high tide at Sharpness, Gloucestershire.
Severn Hovercraft Treasure Hunt 2008
Hovercraft video compilation from Severn Treasure Hunt 2008 including cruising sections.
Sharpness Docks Approach - Swing on the tide
Approaching Sharpness Docks - the nautical equivilent of a handbrake turn.
Kaymac Marine & Civil Engineering Ltd- Sharpness Docks- Revetment Stabilisation
Installing a fabric formwork revetment and then securing with Ischebeck Titan ground anchors.
Purton Ships Graveyard
The Purton Ships Graveyard on the banks of the River Severn in Gloucestershire. Old wooden and concrete barges were beached here between 1909 and 1965 to prevent the river eroding the ...
Sammy death slider
Sammy did this till closing time.
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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.
Gloucester and Sharpness Canal
The Gloucester and Sharpness Canal or Gloucester and Berkeley Canal is a canal in the west of England, between Gloucester and Sharpness; for much of its length it runs close to the tidal River Severn, but cuts off a significant loop in the river, at a once-dangerous bend near Arlingham. It was once the broadest and deepest canal in the world.
Severn Railway Bridge
The Severn Railway Bridge was a crossing across the River Severn between Sharpness and Lydney, Gloucestershire. It was badly damaged by river barges in 1960 and demolished in 1970.
Hinton, Gloucestershire
Hinton is a village and civil parish near Berkeley in Stroud District, Gloucestershire. The parish includes the larger villages of Sharpness and Purton. The ecclesiastical parish is Sharpness with Purton, formerly part of the parish of Berkeley and now united with Slimbridge. In the 2001 census the civil parish had a population of 1,141.
Purton, Lydney
Purton is a hamlet on the west bank of the River Severn, in the civil parish of Lydney in Gloucestershire, England. It lies opposite the village of Purton on the east bank of the river. The name of the place derives from the Old English pirige tun, meaning "pear orchard". It was mentioned in the Domesday Book. Purton was a small port, and there was a ferry across the river to the other Purton by 1282. In the late 18th and early 19th century, there was also a ford across the river here.
Awre for Blakeney railway station
Awre for Blakeney railway station is a closed railway station situated in Gloucestershire, England. As well as the village of Awre it served the town of Blakeney, Gloucestershire
Severn Bridge railway station
Severn Bridge railway station was a small station on the Severn Bridge Railway located close to the north west bank of the River Severn, 2 miles north of Lydney.
Sharpness railway station
Sharpness railway station served the village of Sharpness in Gloucestershire, England.
Bledisloe Tump
Bledisloe Tump was a castle in the village of Awre in Gloucestershire, England. The first castle on the site was built in the 11th or early 12th century and was a simple timber structure. The site was chosen because it occupied a natural high point overlooking the River Severn. A later mound, 60 ft wide and 7 ft high was also constructed on the site, and it is suspected that this may have been an unfinished motte.
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