Leighton
in Somerset of England, United Kingdom
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RNAS Yeovilton (16 mi) - Bristol International Airport (18 mi)
- Bristol Filton Airport (24 mi)
- RAF Lyneham (28 mi)
- Bournemouth Airport (38 mi)
- Cardiff International Airport (42 mi)
- RAF Fairford (43 mi)
- Gloucestershire Airport (50 mi)
- RAF Brize Norton (53 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 36 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 45 mi)
- Dorset and East Devon Coast (Unesco heritage, 70 mi)
- Knowle Golf Club (Golf course, 17 mi)
- The Manor House Golf Club (Golf course, 22 mi)
- Bowood Golf & Country Club (Golf course, 23 mi)
- Chippenham Golf Club (Golf course, 23 mi)
- Ashley Wood Golf Club (Golf course, 26 mi)
- Bristol Zoo (zoo, (21 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.194 and -2.424 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 11' 37" and W -2° 25' 26"
- 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: 12:24 AM (Sunday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:45 am and 8:28 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -43.750 and 173.083 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Le Bons Bay - 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: 2024-04-27 08:23:39
Delve into Leighton
Leighton in Somerset (England) is located in United Kingdom about 102 mi (or 163 km) west of London, the country's capital town.
Current time in Leighton is now 12:24 AM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports close to Leighton, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is RNAS Yeovilton in a distance of 16 mi (or 25 km), South-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 City of Bath in a distance of 36 mi (or 58 km), East. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. We encountered 1 points of interest near this location. 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: Kilmington, Camerton, Paulton, Wellow and Timsbury. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 8°C / 46 °F
| Morning Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
| Night Temperature | 7°C / 44 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 13% |
| Air Humidity | 91% |
| Air Pressure | 1002 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (8 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
4°C (40 °F)
4°C (39 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
12°C (54 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
9°C (49 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Stay at Penny's Mill
Best Western Plus Centurion Midsomer Norton
BABINGTON HOUSE
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Cranmore 150
Gala Weekend at the Aggregate Industries quarry near the East Somerset Railway at Cranmore. 9F 92203 and USATC 5197 pull a loaded Medip Rail train along the reception yard.
East Somerset Railway 9F Black Prince 1000 tons of stone
During the 150th anniversary of the East Somerset Railway in June 2008 9F Black Prince owned by David Shepard hauls 1000 tons of stone out of the largest stone quarry in Europe at East Cranmore.
Finn Shields Plays Fig Leaf Rag
Finn Shields plays Fig Leaf Rag by Scott Joplin on Bath City College piano, June 2010.
Merehead Steam 21st June 2008
Open Day at East Somerset Railway / Yeoman Merehead Quarry. 4936 Kinlet Hall and 92203 Black Prince in uphill action.
S160 5197 Leads BR 92203 'Black Prince' with a Ballast Train
USA S160 5197 Leads BR 9F 92203 'Black Prince' hauling a 1000 Tonne Ballast Train. Taken at the East Somerset Railway's Quarry Gala. Taken on the 22nd June 2008.
Bridgwater very funny Baby. Samuel Kirk
very funny baby eating a lolly for the first time. jason kirk's boy samuel.
WHY SASUKE WHY!
hmm pretty mucch what the title says...why..
Jack Pitcher vs Clevedon Town 29/11/08
Jack Pitchers goal against his former club Clevedon Town at the Hands Stadium.
A Divers Eye View Down Merehead Sidings
This is a drivers eye view down Merehead Sidings taken from the brake van of a very short coal train hauled by Port Talbot Railway 0-6-0ST No. 813. Also seen are Bettie well tank 0298 class...
ploughing ndfm1 at lackham
ploughing at lackham.
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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.
Whatley, Mendip
Whatley is a small rural village and civil parish near Frome in the English county of Somerset.
Whatley Quarry
Whatley Quarry, grid reference ST731479 is a limestone quarry owned by Hanson plc, near the village of Whatley on the Mendip Hills, Somerset, England. The quarry exhibits pale to dark grey Carboniferous Limestone with small area of overlying horizontally bedded buff-coloured Jurassic oolitic limestone forming an angular unconformity, with extensive dolomitisation of top of the Black Rock Limestone.
Halecombe
Halecombe, grid reference ST697474 is a limestone quarry near Leigh-on-Mendip on the Mendip Hills, Somerset, England. The quarry exhibits pale to dark grey well-bedded Carboniferous Limestone, about 350-320 million years old, dipping steeply and consistently northwards and numerous "fist-sized" calcite inclusions within the limestones both solid and hollow with internal calcite crystal growth.
Colemans Quarry
Colemans Quarry, grid reference ST726452 is a limestone quarry at Holwell, near Nunney on the Mendip Hills, Somerset, England. The Colemans Quarry complex comprises four pits separated by three roads (including the A361) The quarry exhibits pale to dark grey Black Rock, Vallis and Clifton Down Groups of Carboniferous Limestone with overlying buff-coloured Jurassic oolitic limestone forming an angular unconformity.
Torr Works
Torr Works quarry, grid reference ST695446 is a limestone quarry at East Cranmore, near Shepton Mallet on the Mendip Hills, Somerset, England. It is also known as Merehead Quarry. The site covers an area of some 200 hectares, including 60 hectares which have been landscaped to blend with the surrounding countryside. It has been operated by Aggregate Industries since their take over of Foster Yeoman in 2006.
Wanstrow railway station
Wanstrow railway station was a small station on the East Somerset Railway serving the village of Wanstrow in Somerset. The East Somerset Railway opened between its junction with the Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway at Witham and Shepton Mallet in 1858, but the railway company did not build a station at Wanstrow. Local people paid for a small building, and a platform was built later. The station opened on 1 January 1860.
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- Kilmington
- Camerton
- Paulton
- Wellow
- Timsbury
- Priston
- Hinton Charterhouse
- Chapmanslade
- Corsley
- Clutton
- Mere
- Freshford
- Bath
- Corston
- Westwood
- Wingfield
- Compton Dando
- Saltford
- Southwick
- Publow
- East Harptree
- Upton Scudamore
- Bitton
- Stanton Drew
- Bathford
- North Bradley
- Monkton_Farleigh
- Westbury
- Trowbridge
- Whitchurch