Owston
in Leicestershire of England, United Kingdom
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RAF Cottesmore (10 mi) - Nottingham Airport (20 mi)
- East Midlands Airport (23 mi)
- Sywell Aerodrome (25 mi)
- Coventry Airport (33 mi)
- RAF Waddington (37 mi)
- RAF Wyton (38 mi)
- Birmingham International Airport (40 mi)
- RAF Scampton (46 mi)
- Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport (57 mi)
- London Luton Airport (58 mi)
- RAF Brize Norton (70 mi)
- Derwent Valley Mills (Unesco heritage, 29 mi)
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (Unesco heritage, 52 mi)
- Blenheim Palace (Unesco heritage, 58 mi)
- Saltaire (Unesco heritage, 85 mi)
- Tower of London (Unesco heritage, 89 mi)
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church (Unesco heritage, 91 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 95 mi)
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Unesco heritage, 95 mi)
- Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey (Unesco heritage, 102 mi)
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites (Unesco heritage, 107 mi)
- Greetham Valley Hotel Golf and Conference Centre (Golf course, 5 mi)
- Beedles Lake Golf Centre (Golf course, 9 mi)
- Humberstone Heights Golf Club (Golf course, 10 mi)
- Kirby Muxloe Golf Club (Golf course, 16 mi)
- Kilworth Springs Golf Club (Golf course, 18 mi)
- Belton Woods Woodside Course (Golf course, 19 mi)
- Edwalton Golf Club (Golf course, 20 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 52.664 and -0.855 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 52° 39' 49" and W -0° 51' 16"
- 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: 04:20 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:39 am and 8:22 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.817 and 170.717 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otakou - 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: 2024-04-25 08:17:04
Explore Owston
Owston in Leicestershire (England) is a city in United Kingdom about 86 mi (or 138 km) north of London, the country's capital.
Local time in Owston is now 04:20 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 12 airports in the vicinity of Owston, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is RAF Cottesmore in a distance of 10 mi (or 16 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 Derwent Valley Mills in a distance of 29 mi (or 47 km), North-East. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. 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: Langham, Brooke, Ridlington, Oakham and Ashwell. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 6°C / 43 °F
| Morning Temperature | 1°C / 34 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
| Night Temperature | 2°C / 36 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 1% |
| Air Humidity | 82% |
| Air Pressure | 1005 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (5 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 99% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
7°C (44 °F)
4°C (40 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
10°C (51 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
13°C (55 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, few clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
The White Lion Inn
Videos from this area
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Melton Mowbray 'then and now' no.2
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20118 Mainline Return With Added 'Chopper' & 'Grid' Thrash!!!
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Railfreight Class 20's on 7X23 HD
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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.
East Goscote Hundred
East Goscote was a hundred of Leicestershire, that arose from the division of the ancient Goscote hundred into two. It covered the eastern part of today's Charnwood district, along with the northern part of Harborough district, and extended south-east to meet Rutland. The hundred was created by the subdivision of the Goscote hundred in 1346.
Somerby, Leicestershire
Somerby is a small village and civil parish 5+⁄2 miles south of Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. Somerby is a small country village containing a parish church (All Saints), a primary school, a Doctor's surgery, a pub, a small shop/post office, and a large Equestrian Centre. The population is close to 500.
Burrough on the Hill
Burrough on the Hill is a small village 12 miles north east of Leicester in England. The parish church is St. Mary Close. Burrough Hill is an Iron Age hill fort near the village and is in a 86-acre country park of the same name. The hillfort stands on a promontory aroundBad rounding here{{#invoke:Math|precision_format| 200*1/0.3048 | 1-2 }} feet (200 m) above sea level, 7 miles south of the modern settlement of Melton Mowbray.
Pickwell
Pickwell is a small village 5 miles south-east of Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire. The parish church is All Saints and its tower was built in the 15th century with earlier features dating from the 13th century.
Tilton railway station
Tilton railway station was a railway station serving the village of Tilton on the Hill, Leicestershire. It was also the railhead for Skeffington and Owston. The station was 1.3 miles east of Tilton on the road to Oakham. It was 1.7 miles from Owston and 2.3 miles from Skeffington by public footpath, but longer by road. on the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway. It opened in 1879 and closed in 1953. To the north of the station was Marefield Junction.
Owston and Newbold
Owston and Newbold is a hamlet and civil parish, 5 miles west of Oakham in the county of Leicestershire, England.
Withcote Chapel
Withcote Chapel is a redundant Anglican church in the parish of Withcote, Leicestershire, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. Clifton-Taylor includes the church in his list of 'best' English parish churches.
Burrough on the Hill Manor
Burrough on the Hill Manor is an 18th-century brick-built house in the village of Burrough on the Hill, Leicestershire.
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