Orston
in Nottinghamshire of England, United Kingdom
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Nottingham Airport (10 mi) - RAF Cottesmore (18 mi)
- RAF Waddington (20 mi)
- East Midlands Airport (22 mi)
- RAF Scampton (27 mi)
- RAF Coningsby (30 mi)
- Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport (36 mi)
- Sywell Aerodrome (45 mi)
- Birmingham International Airport (51 mi)
- Leeds Bradford Airport (71 mi)
- London Luton Airport (78 mi)
- Derwent Valley Mills (Unesco heritage, 15 mi)
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (Unesco heritage, 31 mi)
- Saltaire (Unesco heritage, 66 mi)
- Blenheim Palace (Unesco heritage, 78 mi)
- Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey (Unesco heritage, 82 mi)
- Tower of London (Unesco heritage, 108 mi)
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church (Unesco heritage, 109 mi)
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Unesco heritage, 113 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 114 mi)
- Belton Woods Woodside Course (Golf course, 9 mi)
- Edwalton Golf Club (Golf course, 11 mi)
- Beedles Lake Golf Centre (Golf course, 19 mi)
- Greetham Valley Hotel Golf and Conference Centre (Golf course, 21 mi)
- Humberstone Heights Golf Club (Golf course, 24 mi)
- Kirby Muxloe Golf Club (Golf course, 28 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 52.961 and -0.854 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 52° 57' 40" and W -0° 51' 15"
- 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: 02:44 AM (Wednesday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:15 am and 8:44 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: 2024-05-07 07:59:51
Touring Orston
Orston in Nottinghamshire (England) with it's 454 residents is a town located in United Kingdom about 105 mi (or 169 km) north of London, the country's capital place.
Time in Orston is now 02:44 AM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 11 airports nearby Orston, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Nottingham Airport in a distance of 10 mi (or 16 km), 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 15 mi (or 24 km), East. Also, if you like the game of golf, there are several options within driving distance. 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: Market Overton, Ashwell, Langham, Nottingham and Cottesmore. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 16°C / 61 °F
| Morning Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 18°C / 64 °F |
| Night Temperature | 13°C / 56 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 69% |
| Air Pressure | 1029 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 99% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Thursday, 9th of May 2024
16°C (60 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Friday, 10th of May 2024
18°C (65 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 11th of May 2024
19°C (67 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Few clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Langar Hall
Videos from this area
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Orston Video Part 2 of 6
Orston village in Nottinghamshire circa 1960.
Weston Super Mare National Scooter Rally 2014 {From the air}
View of the campsite from the air using a DJI Phantom 2 Vision Plus {Quadcopter}
Robin, Eva and Carl - True Colors (Cyndi Lauper cover) during Guitar Academy Christmas Party 2013
This is my first ever acoustic performance with Eva and Carl.
English picker- Next time I'm taking more money- silver coin haul video.
Weston Super Mare Seafront, From the air
Scooter Rally Weekend.
messing about on Tom's quad
This quad will do up to 100mph - but we're pussies.
Foresters Morris Men dancing Old Woman Tossed up from Fieldtown, part 2, The Toss
Morris dancing at Bottesford, Leicestershire by the Doresters from Nottingham, on Boxing Day.
RUN TO THE VALE SCOOTER RALLY 3. FROM THE AIR
DJI PHANTOM 2 VISION PLUS. 12/7/14.
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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.
Vale of Belvoir
The Vale of Belvoir is an area of natural beauty on the borders of Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire in England. Indeed, the name itself derives from the Norman-French for beautiful view.
Elton and Orston railway station
Elton and Orston railway station (formerly Elton railway station) serves the villages of Elton and Orston in Nottinghamshire, England. The station is owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Trains (EMT) Train Operating Company (TOC) who also provide all rail services. The station is unstaffed and offers limited facilities other than two shelters, bicycle storage, timetables and modern 'Help Points'.
Aslockton Castle
Aslockton Castle was in the village of Aslockton, Nottinghamshire. A motte and bailey fortress was built in the 12th century. Only the earthworks now remain. The motte is called Cranmer's Mound and stands about 16 feet high. To the south east two rectangular platforms enclosed by ditches are the sites of later houses of the Cranmer family. Archbishop Cranmer was born here .
Orston
Orston is a small village in Nottinghamshire, England nearby to Thoroton, Elton on the Hill and Bottesford. The name Orston is thought to originate from the Old English Ordricestune which means 'the farmstead of Ordric" Ordric was the leader of the small settlement. Some early references to the settlement are Oschintone 1086 (the Domesday Book), Orskinton 1242, Orston 1284 and Horston 1428. Although there are gypsum quarries in the area, Orston was once primarily a mining village.
St. Michael and All Angels' Church, Elton on the Hill
St. Michael and All Angels' Church, Elton on the Hill is a parish church in the Church of England in Elton on the Hill, Nottinghamshire, Grade II listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as a building of special architectural interest.
Church of St. Mary and All Saints, Hawksworth
The Church of St. Mary and All Saints, Hawksworth is a parish church in the Church of England in Hawksworth, Nottinghamshire. The church is Grade II* listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as it is a particularly significant building of more than local interest.
St. Helena's Church, Thoroton
St. Helena's Church, Thoroton is a parish church in the Church of England in Thoroton, Nottinghamshire. The church is Grade I listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as a building of outstanding architectural or historic interest.
Church of St. John of Beverley, Whatton
The Church of St. John of Beverley, Whatton is a parish church in the Church of England in Whatton, Nottinghamshire. The church is Grade II* listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as it is a particularly significant building of more than local interest.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Orston.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Orston Camp, Orston
