Stratton-on-the-Fosse
in Somerset of England, United Kingdom
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Bristol International Airport (13 mi) - RNAS Yeovilton (18 mi)
- Bristol Filton Airport (19 mi)
- RAF Lyneham (28 mi)
- Cardiff International Airport (38 mi)
- RAF Fairford (42 mi)
- Bournemouth Airport (43 mi)
- Gloucestershire Airport (46 mi)
- RAF Brize Norton (52 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 38 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 40 mi)
- Dorset and East Devon Coast (Unesco heritage, 75 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 120 mi)
- Knowle Golf Club (Golf course, 12 mi)
- The Manor House Golf Club (Golf course, 20 mi)
- Chippenham Golf Club (Golf course, 22 mi)
- Cotswold Edge Golf Club (Golf course, 29 mi)
- Ashley Wood Golf Club (Golf course, 31 mi)
- Bristol Zoo (zoo, (16 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.253 and -2.492 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 15' 11" and W -2° 29' 31"
- 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: 04:48 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:03 am and 8:13 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.817 and 170.717 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otakou - References
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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: 2024-04-19 08:03:45
Touring Stratton-on-the-Fosse
Stratton-on-the-Fosse in Somerset (England) with it's 995 residents is a town located in United Kingdom about 104 mi (or 167 km) west of London, the country's capital place.
Time in Stratton-on-the-Fosse is now 04:48 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports nearby Stratton-on-the-Fosse, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Bristol International Airport in a distance of 13 mi (or 21 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 City of Bath in a distance of 38 mi (or 61 km), East. Also, if you like the game of golf, there are several options within driving distance. We collected 1 points of interest near this location. 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: Paulton, Timsbury, Camerton, Clutton and Priston. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 12°C / 54 °F
| Morning Temperature | 7°C / 44 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 11°C / 51 °F |
| Night Temperature | 3°C / 38 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 1% |
| Air Humidity | 79% |
| Air Pressure | 1019 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 14 km/h (8 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 54% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 20th of April 2024
9°C (49 °F)
6°C (44 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
8°C (46 °F)
3°C (37 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Monday, 22nd of April 2024
5°C (41 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Best Western Plus Centurion Midsomer Norton
Ston Easton Park
Charlton House Spa Hotel
CHARLTON HOUSE
Longbridge House
Bowlish House - Restaurant with rooms
The Old Malt House Hotel
Cameley Lodge
Leeford Place Hotel
Highwayman Inn Relaxinnz
Videos from this area
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Pokémon Platinum Nuzlocke Part 4 - Slow Down City
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Get out of the rain and drive from the city
We are a Local Driving school passionate about everything to do with driving lessons. We cater for the Learner driver, Car and Trailer towing lessons and als...
Quick Bits week 10
Negotiating Bath City High Street. How to deal with pedestrians, cyclists etc in a busy town / city situation.
D4095 leaves station - 25 March 2012
On a lovely Spring day, D4095 continues training with a shut run. This trip with members of the Track Gang - who laid the line so deverve a trip or 2! More details at: http://www.sdjr.co.uk/
Waxwings Somerset December 2010
Seem to be good numbers of these fantastic birds all over the west country this year. This pair made my day!
Ballast drop at rail head - Jan 2012
On a fine spring day, the track gang use a dogfish wagon to drop ballast at the railhead, ready for the hard work of 'jacking and packing' - which beats going down a gym. Possibly this is...
Midsomer Norton South - train arrives, October 1, 2011
Passenger train comes into Midsomer Norton South on the last of the hot October days of 2011.
Pokémon Platinum Nuzlocke Part 8 - New Sidebar Setup!
Well, bottombar? I think that design is much better. :P Twitter: https://twitter.com/cory_aks Instagram: http://instagram.com/cory_aks# (This video is made u...
Pokémon Platinum Nuzlocke Part 11 - A Certain Smell on the Horizon
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Home Made Bushcraft Camping Flat Pack Stove
Assembly and configurations of my winter stove,allows top cooking with trangia pots,canteen cups and hot plate cooking of drop scones etc..heavy but only £11 of steel.
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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.
Somerset & Dorset Railway Heritage Trust
The Somerset & Dorset Railway Heritage Trust operates a railway museum at Midsomer Norton railway station and runs passenger trains south towards Chilcompton. It should not be confused with the Somerset and Dorset Railway Trust at the West Somerset Railway's Washford railway station. The Midsomer Norton site includes restored station buildings, a signalbox and a goods shed.
Downside Abbey
The Abbey of St Gregory the Great at Downside, commonly known as Downside Abbey, is a Benedictine monastery in England and the senior community of the English Benedictine Congregation. One of its main apostolates is the Downside School, for the education of children aged nine to eighteen. Graduates of the school are known as Old Gregorians. Both the abbey and the school are located at Stratton-on-the-Fosse between Westfield and Shepton Mallet in Somerset, South West England.
Chilcompton railway station
Chilcompton railway station was a station on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway at Chilcompton in the county of Somerset in England. Opened on 20 July 1874, the station consisted of two platforms, the building on the down platform having a canopy. There was a goods yard and sidings, controlled from a 13 lever signal box, which replaced the original ground frame. The station closed to goods in 1964: passenger services were withdrawn when the SDJR closed on 7 March 1966.
Shatter Cave
Shatter Cave is a cave in Fairy Cave Quarry, near Stoke St Michael in the limestone of the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. It falls within the St. Dunstan's Well Catchment Site of Special Scientific Interest. The name commemorates the damage, done by blasting in the quarry, to some of the decoration within the cave.
Fairy Cave Quarry
Fairy Cave Quarry is between Stoke St Michael and Oakhill in the limestone of the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. Quarrying was first started on the site in the early 1920s. In 1963 the quarry was acquired by Hobbs (Quarries) Ltd. , and production on a much larger scale began. Excavations cut back into the hillside above St Dunstan's Well Rising, a Bristol Water abstraction point (long since abandoned), various caves were intercepted. The quarry ceased production in 1977.
Balch Cave
Balch Cave is a cave in Fairy Cave Quarry, near Stoke St Michael in the limestone of the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. The cave is part of the complex of passages feeding to St. Dunstan's Well Catchment Site of Special Scientific Interest and an abandoned Bristol Water abstraction point. It is named in honour of Herbert E. Balch who was famous for his exploration of the Caves of the Mendip Hills. The cave was broken into by quarry blasting in November 1961.
Hillier's Cave
Hillier's Cave is a cave in Fairy Cave Quarry, near Stoke St Michael in the limestone of the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. It falls within the St. Dunstan's Well Catchment Site of Special Scientific Interest. The cave was discovered on 13 February 1954, when blasting at one of the working faces opened up a cave passage, and is now choked with sludge waste from the quarry.
W/L Cave
W/L Cave is part of the Fairy Cave Quarry group of caves between Stoke St Michael and Oakhill in the limestone of the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. It is named after the initials of its discoverers, Bob Whitaker and Jerry Lavis, was first entered in the summer of 1967. It was the first significant cave to be discovered after the destruction of Balch Cave in the same (Fairy Cave) quarry.
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Stratton, Stratton-on-the-Fosse
