Plowden
in Shropshire of England, United Kingdom
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Hawarden Airport (48 mi) - Birmingham International Airport (49 mi)
- Gloucestershire Airport (52 mi)
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (59 mi)
- Manchester Airport (66 mi)
- Manchester Woodford Airport (67 mi)
- Bristol Filton Airport (68 mi)
- Bristol International Airport (77 mi)
- Cardiff International Airport (77 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 34 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 49 mi)
- Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd (Unesco heritage, 56 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 94 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 52.484 and -2.915 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 52° 29' 2" and W -2° 54' 54"
- 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: 10:38 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:21 am and 8:54 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: 2024-05-10 08:04:54
Discover Plowden
Plowden in Shropshire (England) is a city in United Kingdom about 136 mi (or 220 km) north-west of London, the country's capital city.
Local time in Plowden is now 10:38 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports in the vicinity of Plowden, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Hawarden Airport in a distance of 48 mi (or 77 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 Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal in a distance of 34 mi (or 54 km), North.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Norbury, Lydham, Bucknell, Downton and Burrington. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 18°C / 65 °F
| Morning Temperature | 12°C / 54 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 17°C / 63 °F |
| Night Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 2% |
| Air Humidity | 69% |
| Air Pressure | 1024 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (3 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 11th of May 2024
18°C (65 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Sunday, 12th of May 2024
17°C (63 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 13th of May 2024
14°C (58 °F)
10°C (49 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, broken clouds.
Videos from this area
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BR Britannia Class 7MT 4-6-2 no 70000 Britannia travelling through Craven Arms and on to Shrewsbury.
Burrell Traction Engine. 3017 Spider on the hill in Bishops Castle
Tried Spider up the hill in Bishops Castle today, first time since the winter tune up!
Foxholes campsite, Bishop's Castle
Bishop's Castle Town Parade
Lanz Bulldog heading home
1940 D8506 Lanz heading for home in to Bishops Castle Shropshire UK. This one is geared for 28km/h.
Lanz Bulldog heading home 2
1938 Lanz Road Bulldog traveling home towards Bishops Castle Shropshire U.K after a run out, geared for 40kmh. Gets a little busy at the junction! .
The Wayne Martin Band + Rik Martin Messin' with the kid Mojo Fest
The Wayne Martin Band with guest Rik Martin performing "Messin' with the kid" (Junior Wells) live at the first Mojo Fest 1st May 2011 at the Crown & Anchor Vaults Bishops Castle Shropshire....
Chameleon - Summertime - George Gershwin
Chameleon playing live at The Castle Hotel, Bishops Castle, Shropshire. 09-07-2011 Sorry about the quality everyone it was recorded on a standard DV camera. Chameleon are a Jazz/Funk band...
Blind Willie McTell
From the Kettering Rustics trip to Bishop's Castle in Shropshire, 28th September 2013.
Sweeny Jason or Jason Sweeny
Guttersnipe (Punk band) playing at The Vaults at Bishops Castle with Sweeny now as Jason. What a star !!!!
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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.
Burrow (Shropshire)
Burrow is a hill in Shropshire with an Iron Age hill fort at the summit known as Burrow Camp. The nearest villages are Hopesay and Aston-on-Clun. It includes a large number of hut platforms, and two natural springs.
Clun and Bishop's Castle Rural District
Clun and Bishop's Castle was a rural district in Shropshire, England from 1894 to 1974. It was created by the Local Government Act 1894 as the Clun Rural District, based on the Clun rural sanitary district. It was enlarged in 1934 under a County Review Order by taking in the disbanded Chirbury Rural District and Teme Rural District. 1967 saw the district renamed 'Clun and Bishop's Castle', when it absorbed the municipal borough of Bishop's Castle.
Hopesay
Hopesay is a small village, and civil parish, in south Shropshire, England. The name 'Hopesay' derives from "Hope de Say", the valley of Picot de Say, a Norman baron who held the manor of neighbouring Sibdon Carwood and whose power base was the nearby Clun Castle. Though most of the Norman influence has been lost, the church tower does date back to Norman times.
Lydbury North
Lydbury North is a village and a geographically large civil parish in south Shropshire, England. It is locally called Lydbury and there is no settlement of "Lydbury South" or similar. It is situated in the south west corner of the county, near to the small towns of Clun and Bishop's Castle. The B4385 road runs through the village, as does the Jack Mytton Way. To the west is the village and parish of Colebatch. There is a post office, school and church here.
Plowden, Shropshire
Plowden is a hamlet in the parish of Lydbury North, Shropshire, England. It is in the valley of the River Onny and lies 3 miles east of Bishop's Castle. Plowden Hall is a grade II* listed building, being a timber framed building dating in part from about 1300. and is described in the novel John Inglesant by Joseph Henry Shorthouse, who drew the place as Lydiard.
Myndtown
Myndtown (sometimes formerly spelt Mindtown) is a small village and civil parish in rural Shropshire, around 5 miles to the north-east of Bishop's Castle. The village of Myndtown itself lies immediately beneath the slope of the Long Mynd; it consists of only two farms and the small parish church of St. John, which has 12th century origins and is Grade II listed. The parish is sparsely populated and includes some other small settlements such as Asterton.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Plowden.
Longmynd › North-West: The Long Mynd, Longmynd (source)
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