Wem
in Shropshire of England, United Kingdom
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Hawarden Airport (25 mi) - Liverpool John Lennon Airport (33 mi)
- Manchester Airport (39 mi)
- Manchester Woodford Airport (41 mi)
- Birmingham International Airport (49 mi)
- Coventry Airport (62 mi)
- Blackpool International Airport (64 mi)
- Gloucestershire Airport (71 mi)
- Leeds Bradford Airport (82 mi)
- RAF Fairford (90 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 11 mi)
- Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd (Unesco heritage, 46 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 75 mi)
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (Unesco heritage, 80 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 112 mi)
- Brookfield Golf Club (Golf course, 12 mi)
- Crewe Golf Club (Golf course, 20 mi)
- Delamere Forest Golf Club (Golf course, 25 mi)
- Hartford Golf Club (Golf course, 28 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 52.858 and -2.718 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 52° 51' 30" and W -2° 43' 5"
- 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: 06:39 PM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:43 am and 8:32 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.817 and 170.717 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
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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: 2024-04-27 08:23:39
Explore Wem
Wem in Shropshire (England) with it's 5,870 inhabitants is located in United Kingdom about 144 mi (or 232 km) north-west of London, the country's capital.
Local time in Wem is now 06:39 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 10 airports in the wider vicinity of Wem, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Hawarden Airport in a distance of 25 mi (or 40 km), North-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 Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal in a distance of 11 mi (or 18 km), North-West. 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: Clive, Prees, Shawbury, Astley and Petton. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 9°C / 49 °F
| Morning Temperature | 2°C / 36 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
| Night Temperature | 6°C / 42 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 67% |
| Air Pressure | 1005 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
5°C (42 °F)
4°C (39 °F)
Rain and snow, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
12°C (54 °F)
10°C (49 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
14°C (57 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
HAWKSTONE PARK
Videos from this area
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RAF Shawbury 17.06.12 Cosford air show red arrows
RAF Shawbury on the 17.06.12 with aircraft taking off and landing to go to RAF Cosford air show for my blog go to: http://bgrsteam.blogspot.co.uk/
RAF Shawbury Storage Hangar Visit May 2000
A visit to RAF Shawbury in May 2000 to view the contents of the aircraft storage hangars and to see the resident units, 2FTS and the DHFS at close quarters. The hangars contained a flock of...
Eurofighter Typhoon at RAF Shawbury landowners day 2014
Typhoon taking off at RAF Shawbury landowners day 2014 quality could of been better!!
Shawbury Airfield Riders Day 2013
Novice group. Still learning the track and getting use to the different surfaces. Taken with Go Pro Silver edition.
Moreton Corbet Castle and a bit of Time Lapse - Shropshire
Take the Moreton Corbet Castle virtual tour: http://uktripper.com/visits/moreton-corbet-castle/ Standing just outside Shawbury, Shropshire, are the remains of Moreton Corbet Castle - probably...
Mozart has a panic attack
My pet dog, Mozart on a walk. In today's vlog... She finds a cat and try's to trip me up at the start of the vid.
The Santos-Dumont Demoiselle Damselfly by Malcolm Pritchard - Using Vapor Block DSm2
Here we have an Aero plane designed and built in Model Form by our good friend & customer Malcolm Pritchard. A The Santos-Dumont Demoiselle Damselfly - 1909 We hope to bring you more of ...
MOTO WOR EVENTS 10.04.2011
Bad start for Pete Cunningham rider 379 at Hawkstonepark MOTO in aid of help the heroes.
Rapid FIRE!
175108 passes Prees station and level crossing
A quick look at the small station and level crossing at Prees, situated on the Crewe to Shrewsbury line. The level crossing is a new modular design that uses li-dar technology to ensure the...
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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.
North Shropshire
North Shropshire was a local government district in Shropshire, England. The district council was based at Edinburgh House, in Wem. Other settlements included the towns of Ellesmere, Market Drayton, Wem and Whitchurch, as well as the large villages of Shawbury and Baschurch. The district bordered onto Wales, Cheshire and Staffordshire as well as the Shropshire districts of Oswestry, Shrewsbury and Atcham and the unitary Telford and Wrekin.
North Shropshire Rural District
North Shropshire was a rural district in Shropshire, England from 1967 to 1974. It was formed in 1967 by a merger of most of the Ellesmere Rural District, Wem Rural District, along with the urban districts of Ellesmere, Wem and Whitchurch, and part of Whittington from Oswestry Rural District. The district survived until 1974 when it was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972 to form part of a new, larger North Shropshire district.
Shawbury United F.C
Shawbury United F.C. are a football club originally from Shawbury, near Shrewsbury, in Shropshire, but currently based in Wem, Shropshire, England. They were established in 1992. For the 2011–12 season, they are members of the West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division.
Wem railway station
Wem railway station serves the town of Wem in Shropshire, England. The station is 10¾ miles (17 km) north of Shrewsbury on the Welsh Marches Line line to Crewe. The station has two platforms. There is a signal box and a level crossing at the north end of the station. This is now the only way for passengers to cross the line at the station, since the station footbridge was taken down. The level crossing is where Aston Street becomes Aston Road.
Tilley, Shropshire
Tilley is a small village to the south of and almost merged with Wem in North Shropshire. A hamlet, Tilley Green, lies to its southeast at grid reference SJ511273.
Wem Town Hall
Wem Town Hall is a building in the market-town of Wem in Shropshire, England. It is currently used as a venue for music and dance concerts, films, stage shows and exhibitions. The interior of the building was completely destroyed by fire on 19 November 1995. The incident became famous as a result of a black-and-white photo taken by amateur photographer Tony O'Rahilly, which appeared to depict the image of a young girl in the doorway of the burning building.
Thomas Adams School
Thomas Adams School is a Shropshire Council maintained secondary school in Wem. The school takes pupils from ages 11–18 and currently has just over 1,300 on roll. Unusually for a state school there is a boarding unit. The school has the Schools for Health Award and in 2002 obtained Media Arts College status. Adams Grrammar School was merged with Wem Secondary Modern School to form Thomas Adams School in 1976. The school is rated by Ofsted to be outstanding.
St Mary's Church, Edstaston
St Mary's Church, Edstaston, is located in the village of Edstaston, in the civil parish of Wem Rural, Shropshire, England. The church is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Wem and Whitchurch, the archdeaconry of Salop, and the diocese of Hereford. Its benefice is united with those of St Chad, Prees, Holy Emmanuel, Fauls, Christ Church, Tilstock, and St Mary, Whixall. The church is designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.
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