Ashwell
in District of Rutland of England, United Kingdom
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RAF Cottesmore (3 mi) - Nottingham Airport (21 mi)
- East Midlands Airport (27 mi)
- Sywell Aerodrome (28 mi)
- RAF Waddington (32 mi)
- RAF Coningsby (35 mi)
- RAF Wyton (36 mi)
- RAF Scampton (42 mi)
- Birmingham International Airport (47 mi)
- Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport (54 mi)
- RAF Mildenhall (56 mi)
- London Luton Airport (60 mi)
- Derwent Valley Mills (Unesco heritage, 23 mi)
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (Unesco heritage, 49 mi)
- Blenheim Palace (Unesco heritage, 60 mi)
- Saltaire (Unesco heritage, 81 mi)
- Tower of London (Unesco heritage, 90 mi)
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church (Unesco heritage, 91 mi)
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Unesco heritage, 95 mi)
- Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey (Unesco heritage, 98 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 100 mi)
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites (Unesco heritage, 109 mi)
- Greetham Valley Hotel Golf and Conference Centre (Golf course, 3 mi)
- Beedles Lake Golf Centre (Golf course, 14 mi)
- Belton Woods Woodside Course (Golf course, 14 mi)
- Humberstone Heights Golf Club (Golf course, 16 mi)
- Edwalton Golf Club (Golf course, 21 mi)
- Kilworth Springs Golf Club (Golf course, 25 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 52.713 and -0.720 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 52° 42' 46" and W -0° 43' 10"
- 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: 05:53 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:37 am and 4:00 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.817 and 170.717 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otakou - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- 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: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Ashwell
Ashwell in District of Rutland (England) is located in United Kingdom about 87 mi (or 140 km) north of London, the country's capital.
Local time in Ashwell is now 05:53 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 12 airports in the wider vicinity of Ashwell, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is RAF Cottesmore in a distance of 3 mi (or 5 km), North-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 Derwent Valley Mills in a distance of 23 mi (or 38 km), North. 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: Burley, Langham, Market Overton, Oakham and Cottesmore. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 1°C / 34 °F
| Morning Temperature | -1°C / 31 °F |
| Evening Temperature | -0°C / 31 °F |
| Night Temperature | 1°C / 34 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 83% |
| Air Pressure | 999 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (8 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 15% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
2°C (36 °F)
0°C (33 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, broken clouds.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
7°C (44 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Rain and snow, strong breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
14°C (57 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Light rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
The Finchs Arms
Brook Whipper-In Hotel
The Old Wisteria Hotel
The White Lion Inn
Hambleton Hall
Barnsdale Lodge Rutland Water
Broccoli Bottom
Stapleford Park Country House
Grantham
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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.
Rutland Railway Museum
For the US railway see Rutland Railway Rutland Railway Museum, now trading as Rocks by Rail: The Living Ironstone Museum, is a heritage railway on part of a former Midland Railway mineral branch line. It is situated north east of Oakham, in Rutland, England.
Oakham Canal
The Oakham Canal ran from Oakham, Rutland to Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It opened in 1802, but it was never a financial success, and it suffered from the lack of an adequate water supply. It closed after 45 years, when it was bought by the Midland Railway to allow the Syston and Peterborough Railway to be built, partly along its course.
Edmondthorpe
Edmondthorpe is a small village in Leicestershire, close to the border with Rutland. It has Danish origins. The name Edmondthorpe is derived from a corrupted form of the Old English personal name 'Eadmer', in old records spelled variously, Edmersthorp; Thorp Edmer; Thorp Emeri; Thorp Edmeer; Edmerthorp; or Thorp. The most likely origination of the name could be from the Saxon: ED = East; MUND = mound or barrier; THORPE = a street or village.
Ashwell railway station
Ashwell railway station was a station in Ashwell, Rutland on the line between Melton Mowbray and Oakham. Just north of Ashwell was Ashwell Junction where the Cottesmore Ironstone Branch joined. This was in use between 1883 and 1974 and served quarries in the vicinity of Cottesmore and Exton. Part of the former mineral branch line is now Rutland Railway Museum .
HM Prison Ashwell
HM Prison Ashwell was a Category C men's prison located in the parish of Burley, in the county of Rutland, England. The site of the former prison is located about two miles south of the centre of the village of Ashwell, alongside the road to Oakham and opposite the former kennels of the Cottesmore Hunt. The prison closed in 2011, and the site is being redeveloped as a business park after Rutland County Council acquired it from the Ministry of Justice in early 2013.
The Park, Burley-on-the-Hill
The Park was a cricket ground situated in the rural village of Burley-on-the-Hill in Rutland. It was used for first-class cricket in 1790, when an early England team played pre-county club Hampshire. The same fixture was repeated the following year. Also in 1791, an Old Etonians side played the Marylebone Cricket Club. In 1792 the Earl of Winchilsea's XI played Assheton Smith's XI. In 1793, England played pre-county club Surrey at the ground.
Holy Cross Church, Burley
Holy Cross Church, Burley, is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Burley, Rutland, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. It stands adjacent to Burley-on-the-Hill House.
St Michael and All Angels Church, Edmondthorpe
St Michael and All Angels Church, Edmondthorpe, is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Edmondthorpe, Leicestershire, England. It is designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
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