Scalford
in Leicestershire of England, United Kingdom
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RAF Cottesmore (11 mi) - Nottingham Airport (12 mi)
- East Midlands Airport (19 mi)
- RAF Waddington (29 mi)
- Sywell Aerodrome (35 mi)
- RAF Scampton (37 mi)
- Coventry Airport (40 mi)
- Birmingham International Airport (44 mi)
- Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport (47 mi)
- London Luton Airport (68 mi)
- RAF Brize Norton (79 mi)
- Derwent Valley Mills (Unesco heritage, 21 mi)
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (Unesco heritage, 42 mi)
- Blenheim Palace (Unesco heritage, 68 mi)
- Saltaire (Unesco heritage, 76 mi)
- Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey (Unesco heritage, 92 mi)
- Tower of London (Unesco heritage, 98 mi)
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church (Unesco heritage, 100 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 104 mi)
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Unesco heritage, 104 mi)
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites (Unesco heritage, 116 mi)
- Beedles Lake Golf Centre (Golf course, 10 mi)
- Greetham Valley Hotel Golf and Conference Centre (Golf course, 11 mi)
- Belton Woods Woodside Course (Golf course, 12 mi)
- Edwalton Golf Club (Golf course, 12 mi)
- Humberstone Heights Golf Club (Golf course, 14 mi)
- Kirby Muxloe Golf Club (Golf course, 20 mi)
- Kilworth Springs Golf Club (Golf course, 27 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 52.810 and -0.870 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 52° 48' 34" and W -0° 52' 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: 02:28 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:28 am and 4:08 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: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Discover Scalford
Scalford in Leicestershire (England) is a city in United Kingdom about 95 mi (or 153 km) north of London, the country's capital city.
Local time in Scalford is now 02:28 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 11 airports in the vicinity of Scalford, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is RAF Cottesmore in a distance of 11 mi (or 17 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 Derwent Valley Mills in a distance of 21 mi (or 34 km), North-East. Also, if you like golfing, there are a few options in driving distance. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Langham, Ashwell, Market Overton, Oakham and Brooke. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 8°C / 47 °F
| Morning Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 7°C / 44 °F |
| Night Temperature | 6°C / 42 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 77% |
| Air Pressure | 1027 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
9°C (48 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
5°C (41 °F)
4°C (38 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
5°C (41 °F)
-0°C (32 °F)
Rain and snow, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Scalford Hall
The Noels Arms
Quorn Lodge
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St Mary's Church, Melton Mowbray Leicestershire.
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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.
Wycomb
Wycomb is a small village in northern Leicestershire, England. It is in the Melton district, about 4 miles from Melton Mowbray. It is part of the civil parish of Scalford.
Melton and Belvoir Rural District
Melton and Belvoir Rural District was a rural district of Leicestershire, England, from 1935 to 1974. It was formed in 1935 from the merger of the Melton Mowbray Rural District and the Belvoir Rural District, with part going to Melton Mowbray urban district also. In 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972 the district merged with the Melton urban district to form the new non-metropolitan district of Melton.
Melton Rural District
Melton was a rural district in Leicestershire, England from 1894 to 1935. It was created in 1894 under the Local Government Act 1894 as a successor to the Melton Rural Sanitary District. It entirely surrounded, but did not include, Melton Mowbray Under the County Review Orders of the 1930s it was merged with the Belvoir Rural District to form a larger Melton and Belvoir Rural District, with Eye Kettleby and parts of other parishes going to Melton Mowbray Urban District.
Goadby Marwood
Goadby Marwood is a village in the north of the English county of Leicestershire. It is about 6 miles north of Melton Mowbray and a few miles from the Vale of Belvoir. Most of the houses are built from locally-mined ironstone and some, including Goadby Hall, date from the 17th century. There is only one road into, and out of, the village. Goadby Marwood has no public house or shop, but has a post office with limited opening hours.
Scalford railway station
Scalford railway station was a railway station serving the village of Scalford, Leicestershire on the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway. It opened in 1879 and closed to regular traffic in 1953. It was the junction for a branch line to Waltham on the Wolds which was built to exploit ironstone deposits in the area.
Long Clawson and Hose railway station
Long Clawson and Hose railway station was a railway station serving the villages of Long Clawson and Hose, Leicestershire on the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway. It opened in 1879 and closed to regular traffic in 1953. Former Services Preceding station Disused railways Following station Scalford London and North Western Railway Harby and Stathern Scalford Great Northern Railway Harby and Stathern
Twinlakes Theme Park
Twinlakes is a theme park located 0.5 miles (0.75 kilometres) north-east of Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England, which was opened in September 2003, eleven months after the site was purchased. The 70-acre park is family friendly with a large proportion of its rides being for young children, in comparison with other theme parks such as Alton Towers and Drayton Manor. Furthermore, groups of visitors with no children are not allowed access to the park.
Goadby Hall
Goadby Hall is a privately owned 17th-century country house at Towns Lane, Goadby Marwood, Leicestershire. It is a Grade II* listed building. The house was substantially altered about 1750, when a new south front was built in the Palladian style. Five recessed central bays extend to two storeys with attics, the central three bays of which are pedimented with Doric order columns. Two flanking wings of two storeys have two bays each. The plainer north front has three storeys and seven bays.
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