Sharnford
in Leicestershire of England, United Kingdom
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Coventry Airport (13 mi) - Birmingham International Airport (20 mi)
- East Midlands Airport (21 mi)
- Sywell Aerodrome (26 mi)
- Nottingham Airport (29 mi)
- RAF Cottesmore (31 mi)
- Oxford (Kidlington) Airport (47 mi)
- RAF Brize Norton (55 mi)
- RAF Fairford (62 mi)
- Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport (67 mi)
- Derwent Valley Mills (Unesco heritage, 48 mi)
- Blenheim Palace (Unesco heritage, 55 mi)
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (Unesco heritage, 62 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 74 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 80 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 86 mi)
- Tower of London (Unesco heritage, 91 mi)
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church (Unesco heritage, 93 mi)
- Saltaire (Unesco heritage, 101 mi)
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites (Unesco heritage, 104 mi)
- Kirby Muxloe Golf Club (Golf course, 8 mi)
- Kilworth Springs Golf Club (Golf course, 10 mi)
- Humberstone Heights Golf Club (Golf course, 12 mi)
- Ansty Golf Club (Golf course, 12 mi)
- Forest Of Arden-Aylesford Golf Club (Golf course, 16 mi)
- Beedles Lake Golf Centre (Golf course, 17 mi)
- Branston Golf And Country Club (Golf course, 24 mi)
- Edwalton Golf Club (Golf course, 28 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 52.521 and -1.295 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 52° 31' 16" and W -1° 17' 41"
- 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: 06:50 AM (Monday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:35 am and 8:29 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: 2024-04-28 08:22:10
Explore Sharnford
Sharnford in Leicestershire (England) with it's 985 inhabitants is a city in United Kingdom about 86 mi (or 138 km) north-west of London, the country's capital.
Local time in Sharnford is now 06:50 AM (Monday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 10 airports in the vicinity of Sharnford, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Coventry Airport in a distance of 13 mi (or 21 km), South-West. 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 48 mi (or 77 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: Glenfield, Leicester, Coventry, Keresley and Netherseal. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 13°C / 55 °F
| Morning Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
| Night Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 1% |
| Air Humidity | 77% |
| Air Pressure | 1012 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 15 km/h (10 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 88% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
14°C (58 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, broken clouds.
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
15°C (58 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Thursday, 2nd of May 2024
11°C (52 °F)
9°C (47 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
BW PLUS ULLESTHORPE COURT HTL
Jurys Inn Hickley Island
Sketchley Grange Hotel and Spa
Travellers Inn
Videos from this area
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Stoney Stanton Carnival 2011
Stoney Stanton Carnival held on 11 June 2011.
BSAC Advanced Diver Training at Stoney Cove
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Stoney Cove February 2008
A trip round Stoney Cove.
Archive film of Scuba Diving in Stoney Cove - circa 1982
This is a Cine Film from Hartford Sub Aqua Club (BSAC) from a dive trip to Stoney Cove in 1982. Shot on a Super 8 Cine Camera.
Stoney Cove
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Liam Mellott Rickter XFS at Stanton Lakes
Riding at the 'Day with Lee Stone' event during sub zero temperatures!
Beth not looking forward to a cold scuba dive at Stoney Cove
Beth entering the water at Stoney Cove Water was a cold 2c!
35 Meter dive down to the Hydrobox at Stoney Cove + the Stanegarth
Chilly December dive down to 35 meters onto the deep Hydrobox at Stoney Cove then a look around the Stanegarth with dive buddy Cameron Cromwell.. 8 degree water, 1 degree air temperature.
Stoney Cove - AOWD Wreck Dive - Stanegarth
Beginning of an Advanced Open Water Wreck dive at Stoney Cove diving The Stanegarth with Waterfront Scuba on 19/08/2012. Max Depth: 20.7m Visibility: 6m Bottom Time: 31mins Water Temp: 12ºC.
Stoney Cove Scuba Diving - GoPro Hero 3 Black
Training dive using GoPro Hero 3 Black (Head Mount) at Stoney Cove. Visibility was not the best due to the amount of people in the water. Dive was operated by Christal Seas Scuba in Norwich,...
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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.
High Cross, Leicestershire
High Cross is the name given to the crossroads of the Roman roads of Watling Street and Fosse Way in Leicestershire, England. It is located about a mile west of the village of Claybrooke Magna and was located in the hundred of Guthlaxton. It was the site of a Roman fort known as Venonis.
Stoney Stanton
Stoney Stanton is a large village in the Blaby district of Leicestershire, England with a population of over 3,454 in 2001. It constitutes a civil parish. The village lies some five miles east of Hinckley, just to the east of the M69. Nearby villages include Croft, and Sapcote. It is some ten miles from Leicester. As may be gathered from its name it is set on rocky outcrops of igneous rock, granodiorite, a fact which has had its influence on its history.
Aston Flamville
Aston Flamville is a village and civil parish in the Blaby district in Leicestershire, England. It is situated near Hinckley, but on the other (eastern) side of the M69. It has a population of 150 and consequently has a parish meeting rather than a parish council.
Elmesthorpe
Elmesthorpe is a village and civil parish in the Blaby district of Leicestershire, England. It is situated to the south-east of Earl Shilton, near to Hinckley on the A47 road. In 2004, the parish had an estimated population of 520. The parish of Elmesthorpe has strong connections with King Richard III and the Battle of Bosworth. It is said that the now partially ruined 13th century church provided shelter for the officers of Richard's army on their march from Leicester to the Battle.
Sharnford
Sharnford is a village and civil parish in Blaby of Leicestershire. The parish has a population of about 1,000. The village is about four miles east of Hinckley, and is near to Aston Flamville, Wigston Parva and Sapcote. The Domesday hamlet or farmstead of Scerneford is mentioned in the tenth-century will of Wulfric Spot, earl of Mercia, and probably named after a "scearn" or muddy ford over the river Soar.
Wigston Parva
Wigston Parva is a hamlet and civil parish in the Blaby district of Leicestershire, England. The parish has a population of about 30. It is very near the county boundary with Warwickshire. Nearby places include Smockington, and Sharnford.
Claybrooke Magna
Claybrooke Magna is a village in South West Leicestershire, England, close to the A5 trunk road.
Claybrooke Parva
Claybrooke Parva is a village in South West Leicestershire, England close to Claybrooke Magna. The village is the site of a church which is thought to originally be part Anglo Saxon with Norman and Medieval additions.
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