Slawston
in Leicestershire of England, United Kingdom
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RAF Cottesmore (16 mi) - Sywell Aerodrome (17 mi)
- Nottingham Airport (28 mi)
- East Midlands Airport (28 mi)
- Coventry Airport (29 mi)
- RAF Wyton (34 mi)
- Birmingham International Airport (38 mi)
- RAF Waddington (45 mi)
- London Luton Airport (51 mi)
- RAF Scampton (54 mi)
- RAF Brize Norton (63 mi)
- Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport (65 mi)
- Derwent Valley Mills (Unesco heritage, 37 mi)
- Blenheim Palace (Unesco heritage, 49 mi)
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (Unesco heritage, 60 mi)
- Tower of London (Unesco heritage, 82 mi)
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church (Unesco heritage, 83 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 87 mi)
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Unesco heritage, 88 mi)
- Saltaire (Unesco heritage, 93 mi)
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites (Unesco heritage, 99 mi)
- Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey (Unesco heritage, 110 mi)
- Greetham Valley Hotel Golf and Conference Centre (Golf course, 10 mi)
- Kilworth Springs Golf Club (Golf course, 12 mi)
- Humberstone Heights Golf Club (Golf course, 13 mi)
- Beedles Lake Golf Centre (Golf course, 15 mi)
- Kirby Muxloe Golf Club (Golf course, 17 mi)
- Belton Woods Woodside Course (Golf course, 27 mi)
- Edwalton Golf Club (Golf course, 28 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 52.542 and -0.854 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 52° 32' 32" and W -0° 51' 13"
- 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: 08:38 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:27 am and 4:09 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
Explore Slawston
Slawston in Leicestershire (England) is a city in United Kingdom about 78 mi (or 125 km) north-west of London, the country's capital.
Local time in Slawston is now 08:38 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 12 airports in the vicinity of Slawston, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is RAF Cottesmore in a distance of 16 mi (or 26 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 37 mi (or 59 km), North-East. 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: Ridlington, Brooke, Preston, Oakham and Manton. 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 | 6°C / 43 °F |
| Night Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 79% |
| 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
8°C (47 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
6°C (44 °F)
4°C (39 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
5°C (41 °F)
0°C (32 °F)
Snow, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Travel Plaza
Angel
Three Swans Hotel
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Attractions and noteworthy things
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Welham, Leicestershire
Welham is a small village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England, north-east of Market Harborough. The village is situated on the north bank of the River Welland, which forms the border with the neighbouring county of Northamptonshire. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 40. The Old Red Lion pub is a very popular eating place, especially for the residents of Corby and Kettering.
Slawston
Slawston is a village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England, north-east of Market Harborough. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 143. The parish includes the deserted Othorpe village at grid reference SP770956. The village is characterised by Slawston Hill at SP782941, 131 metres in height.
Hallaton
Hallaton is a village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 523. The parish church is dedicated to St Michael and is mainly of the 13th century: the aisles were added a century later. The village has a famous bottle kicking ritual and "Hare Pie Scramble", which take place usually on Easter Monday. There is a small village museum, offering history of the area.
Hallaton Rural District
The rural district of Hallaton existed in Leicestershire, England from 1894 to 1935. It included the following civil parishes, which were the parts of the Uppingham Rural Sanitary District in Leicestershire. Blaston Bringhurst Drayton Great Easton Hallaton Horninghold Medbourne Nevill Holt Stockerston In 1935 it was merged into the Market Harborough Rural District, under the review caused by the Local Government Act 1929.
Hallaton Castle
Hallaton Castle was situated to the west of the village of Hallaton, which lies some 20 km to the south-east of the city of Leicester. This was an interesting motte and bailey castle with an additional rectangular enclosure now surviving as an earthwork, 118 feet high, and 630 feet in circumference, on which stood the keep, occupying, with the outworks, about 2 acres of ground. The earthworks only are present today.
Ashley and Weston railway station
Ashley and Weston railway station was a station in Northamptonshire, serving the settlements of Ashley and Weston. It was located a few miles east of Market Harborough. The station opened in 1850 on the Rugby and Stamford Railway and was originally named Medbourne Bridge. It was renamed when Medbourne railway station was opened on the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway. The station closed for regular passenger services on 18th June 1951.
Welham Junction
Welham Junction was a railway junction named after the village of Welham, Leicestershire, although the junction itself lay within the parish of Weston by Welland, Northamptonshire. It was the junction where the line from Market Harborough split, with one route heading eastwards towards Stamford and one north towards Nottingham. Just to the east was Ashley and Weston railway station, and to the north was Hallaton railway station.
Hallaton railway station
Hallaton railway station was a former railway station serving the village of Hallaton, Leicestershire, on the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway. The station was located about a quarter of a mile east of the village on the road to Horninghold. The station opened in 1879 and closed to regular traffic in 1953. The Leicester to Peterborough service was withdrawn in 1916. To the south-west was Welham Junction.
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