Sharpness
in Gloucestershire of England, United Kingdom
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Bristol Filton Airport (15 mi) - Gloucestershire Airport (18 mi)
- Bristol International Airport (25 mi)
- RAF Lyneham (26 mi)
- RAF Fairford (30 mi)
- RAF Brize Norton (38 mi)
- Cardiff International Airport (43 mi)
- RNAS Yeovilton (50 mi)
- Birmingham International Airport (59 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 19 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 43 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 88 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, 132 mi)
- Cotswold Edge Golf Club (Golf course, 8 mi)
- Gloucester Golf Club (Golf course, 13 mi)
- The Manor House Golf Club (Golf course, 19 mi)
- Knowle Golf Club (Golf course, 20 mi)
- Lilley Brook Golf Club (Golf course, 21 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, (19 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.720 and -2.477 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 43' 10" and W -2° 28' 38"
- 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: 11:49 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:02 am and 8:14 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.817 and 170.717 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otakou - References
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- 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: 2024-04-19 08:03:45
Delve into Sharpness
Sharpness in Gloucestershire (England) with it's 1,029 habitants is a city located in United Kingdom about 102 mi (or 164 km) west of London, the country's capital town.
Current time in Sharpness is now 11:49 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports closer to Sharpness, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Bristol Filton Airport in a distance of 15 mi (or 24 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 in United Kingdom is Blaenavon Industrial Landscape in a distance of 19 mi (or 31 km), West. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. We saw 1 points of interest near this location. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Aylburton, Hill, Falfield, Charfield and Thornbury. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 14°C / 57 °F
| Morning Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
| Night Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 70% |
| Air Pressure | 1018 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 73% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 20th of April 2024
11°C (51 °F)
6°C (42 °F)
Scattered clouds, light breeze.
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
8°C (46 °F)
4°C (39 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Monday, 22nd of April 2024
6°C (43 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
The Malt House
Best Western The Gables
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.
Magenta Summer's End The Warning
The ending of The Warning.
Remembering Fukushima @ Lydney Docks 2014
Fukushima Day Remembrance event was held by STAND (Severnside Together Against Nuclear Development) on Tuesday 11th March at Lydney harbour. The event commemorated the dreadful ...
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 ...
Lydney, Duramin, Tug of War team
Courtesy of David Dunn: "This shows the Duramin Eng. Co.'s Tug of War Team in action at an unknown venue. Prominent is the well known Lydney man Donald Brown who was a sign painter at the ...
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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.
Sharpness
Sharpness is an English port in Gloucestershire, one of the most inland in Britain, and eighth largest in the South West. It is on the River Severn at grid reference SO669027, at a point where the tidal range, though less than at Avonmouth downstream (14 m typical spring tide), is still large (10 m typical spring). The village of Sharpness is pronounced with the emphasis on the second syllable, Sharpness, as compared to the common noun, which has the emphasis on the first syllable.
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.
Berkeley railway station
Berkeley railway station served the town of Berkeley in Gloucestershire, England. The station was on the Sharpness Branch Line, part of the Midland Railway (MR), which connected the Bristol and Gloucester Railway main line at Berkeley Road station with the docks at Sharpness.
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.
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