Gretton
in Northamptonshire of England, United Kingdom
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RAF Cottesmore (14 mi) - Sywell Aerodrome (17 mi)
- RAF Wyton (27 mi)
- Nottingham Airport (31 mi)
- East Midlands Airport (34 mi)
- RAF Coningsby (44 mi)
- RAF Waddington (44 mi)
- Birmingham International Airport (46 mi)
- London Luton Airport (48 mi)
- Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport (66 mi)
- London Heathrow Airport (74 mi)
- Derwent Valley Mills (Unesco heritage, 34 mi)
- Blenheim Palace (Unesco heritage, 48 mi)
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (Unesco heritage, 61 mi)
- Tower of London (Unesco heritage, 78 mi)
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church (Unesco heritage, 80 mi)
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Unesco heritage, 84 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 90 mi)
- Saltaire (Unesco heritage, 92 mi)
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites (Unesco heritage, 96 mi)
- Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey (Unesco heritage, 109 mi)
- Greetham Valley Hotel Golf and Conference Centre (Golf course, 9 mi)
- Kilworth Springs Golf Club (Golf course, 19 mi)
- Humberstone Heights Golf Club (Golf course, 19 mi)
- Beedles Lake Golf Centre (Golf course, 20 mi)
- Belton Woods Woodside Course (Golf course, 26 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 52.540 and -0.673 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 52° 32' 24" and W -0° 40' 23"
- 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: 12:00 PM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:51 am and 8:11 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: 2024-04-20 08:25:34
Delve into Gretton
Gretton in Northamptonshire (England) is a city located in United Kingdom about 75 mi (or 121 km) north of London, the country's capital town.
Current time in Gretton is now 12:00 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 11 airports closer to Gretton, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is RAF Cottesmore in a distance of 14 mi (or 22 km), North. 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 34 mi (or 55 km), North. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. 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: Seaton, Morcott, Wing, Preston and South Luffenham. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 8°C / 47 °F
| Morning Temperature | 1°C / 34 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
| Night Temperature | 1°C / 34 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 60% |
| Air Pressure | 1030 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (7 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 76% of sky |
| General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
8°C (47 °F)
1°C (34 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Monday, 22nd of April 2024
6°C (42 °F)
4°C (38 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 23rd of April 2024
8°C (46 °F)
2°C (36 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Kings Arms Inn
Hampton by Hilton Corby-Kettering
Best Western Rockingham Forest
Holiday Inn CORBY - KETTERING A43
The Raven Hotel - Inn
TRAVELODGE UPPINGHAM MORCOTT
Boot and Shoe
Corby
Videos from this area
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Waxwing - Day 1 - 2015-03 - tewbirds @ Corby
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Harringworth Viaduct Snowy EMT Diversions
The weather does get a bit better after the opening clip! A couple of hours spent filming the diversions over Harringworth Viaduct from the vantage point on the hill near Seaton. Although the...
Field of Sheep at Gretton nr. Corby, 26/05/2013
This short video is from my day spent walking with my girlfriend at the time in her beautiful village of Gretton near Corby in Northamptonshire. This lovely little village is right in the heart...
Ian and Mole fighting
Welland Valley Beer Festival, and Ian and Mole have been bickering like an old married couple all day. It got to boiling point with this ruckus walking from The Blue Bell to Gretton football club.
Harringworth viduct
Harringworth Viaduct a great feet of Victorian Engineering. If you would like to see still Photography please visit http://www.pboro.co.uk.
Pitchford Hall in Leicestershire and Rutland Part 1
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Trains In The 1980's Harringworth Viaduct & Kettering Spring 1988
A short Sunday morning near Gretton overlooking Harringworth Viaduct for some diverted trains with HST and Class 45 captured, along with light engine Class 20's and a Class 47, then a brief...
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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.
Rockingham Motor Speedway
Rockingham is a modern motorsport venue in the UK and Europe's fastest racing circuit, hosting corporate driving days, driver training, conferencing & exhibitions, vehicle manufacturing events, track days, testing, driving experiences and motorsport. It is also the only intermediate oval in the UK and unique in its quadrilateral shape. Located in Northamptonshire, Rockingham falls under the control of two local authorities.
Eye Brook
The Eye Brook is a river in the East Midlands of England, a tributary of the River Welland. It is around 10 miles long. Rising near Tilton on the Hill or Skeffington in Leicestershire, it flows east. Near where it crosses the A47, it starts to form the county boundary between Leicestershire and Rutland, and goes between Belton-in-Rutland to the north, and Allexton to the south. It then proceeds south-eastwards. Between Stoke Dry and Caldecott it is dammed to form the Eyebrook Reservoir.
Gretton Rural District
Gretton was a rural district in Northamptonshire, England from 1894 to 1935. It was formed from the Northamptonshire part of the Uppingham rural sanitary district. It consisted of the following parishes Fineshade Gretton Harringworth Laxton Rockingham Wakerley It was abolished under a County Review Order and split, with Gretton and Rockingham going to Kettering Rural District and the other four parishes going to the new Oundle and Thrapston Rural District.
Welland Viaduct
Welland Viaduct, also known as Harringworth Viaduct and Seaton Viaduct, is a railway viaduct which crosses the valley of the River Welland between Harringworth in Northamptonshire and Seaton in Rutland, England. It is 1,275 yards long and has 82 arches, each of which has a 40 feet span. It was completed in around 1878 and is the longest masonry viaduct across a valley in Britain.
Kirby Hall
Kirby Hall is an Elizabethan country house, located near Gretton, Northamptonshire, England. (Nearest town being Corby). Kirby was owned by Sir Christopher Hatton, Lord Chancellor to Queen Elizabeth I. Construction on the building began in 1570 based on the designs in French architectural pattern books and expanded in the classical style over the course of the decades. The house is now in a semi-ruined state with many parts roof-less although the Great Hall and state rooms remain intact.
Seaton railway station
Other stations with this name have included Seaton in Cumbria, Seaton in Durham, Seaton Delaval in Northumberland (NER), Seaton and Seaton Junction in Devon and Seaton Park in Adelaide, Australia. Seaton railway station was a station serving the villages of Seaton, Rutland, and Harringworth, Northamptonshire.
Harringworth railway station
Harringworth railway station was a railway station near Harringworth, Northamptonshire. It was on the now freight-only Oakham to Kettering Line of the Midland Railway, at grid reference SP912965 at the south end of Welland Viaduct. The former signal box which is a listed structure has been preserved by the Northampton & Lamport Railway and is currently stored at Pitsford and Brampton station. Services Preceding station Disused railways Following station Manton Midland Railway Gretton
Gretton railway station
Gretton railway station was a railway station near Gretton, Northamptonshire. It was on the now freight-only Oakham to Kettering Line of the Midland Railway. The steps up to the former platforms can still be seen, but the station building itself is in private ownership. Former Services Preceding station Disused railways Following station Weldon and Corby Midland Railway Harringworth
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