Leighton
in Shropshire of England, United Kingdom
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Birmingham International Airport (38 mi) - Hawarden Airport (40 mi)
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (49 mi)
- Coventry Airport (50 mi)
- Manchester Airport (50 mi)
- Manchester Woodford Airport (51 mi)
- East Midlands Airport (54 mi)
- Gloucestershire Airport (55 mi)
- RAF Fairford (75 mi)
- Bristol Filton Airport (78 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 26 mi)
- Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd (Unesco heritage, 58 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 62 mi)
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (Unesco heritage, 84 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 96 mi)
- Little Lakes Golf Club (Golf course, 22 mi)
- Bewdley Pines (Golf course, 22 mi)
- Brookfield Golf Club (Golf course, 23 mi)
- Burlish Park Golf Course (Golf course, 24 mi)
- Kidderminster Golf Club (Golf course, 24 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 52.650 and -2.583 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 52° 39' 0" and W -2° 34' 59"
- 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:
- 5:40 am and 8:35 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
Delve into Leighton
Leighton in Shropshire (England) is located in United Kingdom about 131 mi (or 210 km) north-west of London, the country's capital town.
Current time in Leighton 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 close to Leighton, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Birmingham International Airport in a distance of 38 mi (or 61 km), 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 Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal in a distance of 26 mi (or 42 km), North-West. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Harley, Withington, Kenley, Wellington and Eyton upon the Weald Moors. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 53 °F
| Morning Temperature | 6°C / 44 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 9°C / 49 °F |
| Night Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 1% |
| Air Humidity | 81% |
| Air Pressure | 1009 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 17 km/h (11 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
14°C (58 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
14°C (57 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Thursday, 2nd of May 2024
8°C (47 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Gaskell Arms
Buckatree Hall
The Fox Inn
The Wroxeter Hotel
Lord Nelson Hotel
TRAVELODGE TELFORD SHAWBIRCH
The Raven
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Attractions and noteworthy things
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The Wrekin
The Wrekin is a hill in east Shropshire, England. It is located some 7 km west of Telford, on the border between the unitary authorities of Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin. Rising to a height of 407 metres above the Shropshire Plain, it is a prominent and well-known landmark, marking the entrance to Shropshire for travellers westbound on the M54 motorway. The Wrekin is contained within the northern panhandle of the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
The Wrekin transmitting station
The Wrekin transmitting station is a telecommunications and broadcasting facility on the The Wrekin, a hill in the county of Shropshire, England. It includes a 52 metres tall free-standing lattice tower with transmitting antennas attached at various heights. The DTT transmitting arrays add about another 10m to this. It broadcasts digital television, alongside digital and FM (analogue) radio.
Donnington, Shropshire
Donnington, Shropshire see also Donnington, Telford for another place in the same county and Donnington for outside Shropshire Donnington is a hamlet in the English county of Shropshire. It forms part of the civil parish of Wroxeter and Uppington. It lies near to Charlton Hill, which rises to 469 feet above sea level.
Harley, Shropshire
Harley is a village and civil parish in the English county of Shropshire.
Eaton Constantine
Eaton Constantine is a small village in the English county of Shropshire. It is located just off the B4380 road, between Atcham and Buildwas, near The Wrekin hill. The theologian Richard Baxter (1615–1691) lived here in his boyhood. His childhood home, now called Baxter's House (a private residence), is a 16th-century timber-framed house in the centre of the village. Near Eaton Constantine are the remains of a Roman vexillation fortress and three marching camps near a bend in the River Severn.
Aston, Shropshire
Aston is a village in Woore, Shropshire, England. It has a village hall, chapel and several stables.
Sheinton
Sheinton is a small rural village and civil parish just outside Telford, and within Shropshire. Shropshire is a county situated in mid-Britain bordering Wales. It is situated on the south bank of the River Severn opposite the Wrekin, a notable Shropshire landmark. The name comes from the Saxon shena - tun, meaning "beautiful place". On 23 October 2008 its historic bridge collapsed into the Hughley Brook.
Wrekin Terrane
The Wrekin Terrane is one of five inferred fault bounded terranes that make up the basement rocks of the southern United Kingdom. The other notable geological terranes are the Charnwood Terrane, Fenland Terrane, Cymru Terrane and the Monian Composite Terrane. The Wrekin Terrane is bounded to the west by the Welsh Borderland Fault System and to the east by the Malvern Lineament. The geological terrane to the west is the Cymru Terrane and to the east is Charnwood Terrane.
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