Bescot
in Walsall of England, United Kingdom
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Birmingham International Airport (13 mi) - Coventry Airport (25 mi)
- East Midlands Airport (33 mi)
- Gloucestershire Airport (47 mi)
- Manchester Woodford Airport (54 mi)
- Manchester Airport (56 mi)
- RAF Brize Norton (59 mi)
- RAF Fairford (62 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 48 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 67 mi)
- Derwent Valley Mills (Unesco heritage, 70 mi)
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (Unesco heritage, 71 mi)
- Blenheim Palace (Unesco heritage, 76 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 83 mi)
- Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey (Unesco heritage, 125 mi)
- Calderfields Golf Club (Golf course, 3 mi)
- Fulford Heath Golf Club (Golf course, 7 mi)
- Kings Norton Golf Club (Golf course, 10 mi)
- The Belfry (Golf course, 11 mi)
- Copt Heath Golf Club (Golf course, 14 mi)
- Forest Of Arden-Aylesford Golf Club (Golf course, 16 mi)
- Kidderminster Golf Club (Golf course, 16 mi)
- Bewdley Pines (Golf course, 17 mi)
- Burlish Park Golf Course (Golf course, 18 mi)
- Little Lakes Golf Club (Golf course, 19 mi)
- Dudley Zoo (zoo, (5 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 52.565 and -1.993 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 52° 33' 53" and W -1° 59' 33"
- 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: 12:25 AM (Wednesday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:48 am and 8:23 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: 2024-04-23 08:18:23
Delve into Bescot
Bescot in Walsall (England) is located in United Kingdom about 108 mi (or 173 km) north-west of London, the country's capital town.
Current time in Bescot is now 12:25 AM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 8 airports close to Bescot, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Birmingham International Airport in a distance of 13 mi (or 21 km), South-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 48 mi (or 77 km), North-West. 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: Walsall, Oldbury, Dudley, Birmingham and Wolverhampton. 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 | 5°C / 41 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 9°C / 49 °F |
| Night Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 70% |
| Air Pressure | 1025 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 99% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Wednesday, 24th of April 2024
10°C (49 °F)
4°C (39 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.
Thursday, 25th of April 2024
11°C (52 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Friday, 26th of April 2024
5°C (41 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Park Inn By Radisson Birmingham Walsall
M5 J1 Park Inn By Radisson Birmingham West
Village Hotel Birmingham Dudley
Mercure Birmingham North Barons Court Hotel (Open April 2018)
Travellers Inn
RAMADA OLDBURY BIRMINGHAM
Bay Rooms
JCT.7 Holiday Inn BIRMINGHAM M6
Seabreeze Beach Hotel
Quality Hotel Dudley
Videos from this area
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Freight at Walsall, on the 09/07/11
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2008 Midland Championships Open Age Group - City of Birmingham Team
2008 Midland Synchronised Swimming Championships, Open Age Group - Birmingham Synchronised Swimming Club.
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Walsall Remembrance 2014
Good turnout everyone showing their respect - on the 100th anniversary of WW1.
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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.
Walsall South (UK Parliament constituency)
Walsall South is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Valerie Vaz, a member of the Labour Party.
Bescot Stadium
Bescot Stadium, also known as the Banks's Stadium for sponsorship purposes, is the home ground of Walsall Football Club. It was built in 1989-90, by GMI Construction, with a reported build cost of £4.5m, and was opened in 1990. The stadium replaced the club's previous ground, Fellows Park, which was located a quarter of a mile away.
Bescot TMD
Bescot TMD is a locomotive traction maintenance depot in the West Midlands, England. It is situated adjacent to Bescot Stadium station. The depot is currently operated by DBS (D.B. Schenker). The current depot code is BS but, in steam days, the shed code was 3A. Bescot Yard is to the south-east of the depot. This entire complex of track is clearly visible from the northern end of the M6 and M5 motorway junction.
Palfrey, West Midlands
Palfrey is a neighbourhood in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, in the West Midlands. Census 2001 showed the Palfrey ward population of 14,596, which consisted of 7049 males and 7547 females. 5.1% of the ward population are Christian and 94.9% are Muslim. In the Palfrey ward there are 5113 households with 32.54% owning with a mortgage or loan. Palfrey is part of the Palfrey and Caldmore policing neighbourhood area.
Fellows Park
Fellows Park was a football stadium in Walsall, England. It was the home ground of Walsall F.C. from 1896 until 1990, when the team moved to the Bescot Stadium. Fellows Park was situated about a quarter of a mile away from the club's present ground, The Bescot Stadium, at the junction of Hilary Street and Wallows Lane. The ground was originally known as Hilary Street until 1930, when it was renamed after H.L. Fellows, a club director.
A461 road
The A461 is a main road in Great Britain that links Lichfield in Staffordshire, with Stourbridge, West Midlands, passing through Walsall & Dudley.
Highgate, Walsall
Highgate is a small village located within the Walsall Ring Road. The village was constructed in the Victorian era for the wealthy, and has developed a reputation as one of the most expensive neighbourhoods in Walsall for house prices.
Broadwalk Retail Park
Broadwalk Retail Park is considered the largest retail park in the Walsall area of the West Midlands, England. It is named after Walsall's ring road the Broadway which goes past Broadwalk. The shopping centre is located alongside Bescot Stadium, home to Walsall FC.
Bescot
Bescot is an area of Walsall in the West Midlands of England. It is served by Bescot Stadium railway station, adjacent to which is Bescot depot where locomotives are maintained. The Bescot Stadium was built in 1990 for Walsall F.C.. The area is bisected by the M6 motorway, including its 'Junction 9', where it meets the A461. The River Tame also runs through the area.
Pleck
For the tool used to pluck guitar strings, see plectrum Pleck in the borough of Walsall neighbours Palfrey and stretches from the bridge on Wednesbury Road to Junction 9 of the M6 motorway. It consists of a large green space called Pleck Park and housing estates. Poet Laureate 1843-50 William Wordsworth visited Pleck in 1847.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Bescot.
- Walsall
- Oldbury
- Dudley
- Birmingham
- Wolverhampton
- Tidbury Green
- Dickens Heath
- Cheswick Green
- Solihull
- Stafford
- Bickenhill
- Albrighton
- Hampton in Arden
- Tong
- Barston
- Romsley
- Ryton
- Stourport-on-Severn
- Meriden
- Berkswell
- Newport
- Worcester
- Netherseal
- Madeley
- Chetwynd
- Telford
- Keresley
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Cotheridge
- Rodsley
West Bromwich: Sandwell College Central Campus, West Bromwich (source)
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