Gobowen
in Shropshire of England, United Kingdom
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Hawarden Airport (20 mi) - Liverpool John Lennon Airport (31 mi)
- Manchester Airport (45 mi)
- Manchester Woodford Airport (48 mi)
- Blackpool International Airport (60 mi)
- Birmingham International Airport (62 mi)
- Gloucestershire Airport (78 mi)
- Barrow Walney Island Airport (86 mi)
- RAF Fairford (99 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 7 mi)
- Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd (Unesco heritage, 33 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 78 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 120 mi)
- Delamere Forest Golf Club (Golf course, 27 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 52.896 and -3.037 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 52° 53' 46" and W -3° 2' 12"
- 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: 02:15 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:47 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 Gobowen
Gobowen in Shropshire (England) with it's 3,270 citizens is a town in United Kingdom about 156 mi (or 251 km) north-west of London, the country's capital city.
Current time in Gobowen is now 02:15 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 9 airports near Gobowen, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Hawarden Airport in a distance of 20 mi (or 32 km), North. 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 7 mi (or 12 km), North-East. Also, if you like playing golf, there is an option about 27 mi (or 44 km). away. 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: Oswestry, Whittington, Overton, Llangollen and Wrexham. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 3°C / 37 °F
| Morning Temperature | -0°C / 32 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 0°C / 32 °F |
| Night Temperature | 2°C / 36 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 63% |
| Air Pressure | 1001 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 71% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light snow |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
5°C (41 °F)
1°C (33 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, scattered clouds.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
7°C (45 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
13°C (55 °F)
10°C (49 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Fitzwarine House
Wynnstay Hotel and Spa
Lion Quays Waterside Resort
Moreton Park
TRAVELODGE OSWESTRY
Lemon Tree
Oswestry
Videos from this area
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Hug The Hill Fort - Oswestry Feb 14th 2015
Oswestry Hillfort is one of the greatest archaeological monuments of the nation." English Heritage Thank you for supporting this campaign. It is very simple. Shropshire Council need to plan...
Cambrian Railways - First trains from Oswestry Station.
The first trains to run from Oswestry Station in 45 years ran easter 2011.
Thunderstorm and hail, Oswestry 4/8/12
A Thunderstorm broke out near Oswestry on the 4/8/12 resulting in a pretty long and strong hailstorm as well as lightening and thunder (the lightening didn't show up very well on the camcorder)
The Demon Slide at Park Hall Farm Countryside Experience, Oswestry
The Demon Slide is a fun new attraction for kids and big kids :) at Park Hall Farm Countryside Experience, Oswestry. http://www.thebestof.co.uk/local/oswestry/business-guide/feature/park-hall-the-...
Oswestry market on a Saturday afternoon
1/10th Off Road BRCA National Round IV Oswestry
On the 14th of July, Oswestry Radio Car Club hosted round 4 of the 2007, 1/10th Off Road Electric National Championship at it's track just outside Oswestry, Shropshire, UK.
Duke Burner - Make Me smile, rehearsal @ the Ex-Servicemens Club, Oswestry 14.01.2012
Duke Burner - Make Me smile, rehearsal @ the Ex-Servicemens Club, Oswestry 14.01.2012.
Town Crier at Oswestry Traders' Day
Recorded on July 31, 2010 at Oswestry Traders' Day with the Town Crier informing about exhibitions at Whittington Castle. http://www.thebestofoswestry.co.uk.
Neil McKeown at Eclectic Night, Oswestry
Recorded on August 21, 2010 - Neil McKeown at Eclectic Night, Oswestry.
Oswestry Hill Fort Sunrise 4:45am!
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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.
Old Oswestry
Old Oswestry is a large and impressive early Iron Age hill fort in the Welsh Marches near Oswestry in north west Shropshire. It was designated as a scheduled monument (number 27556) in 1997 and is now in the guardianship of English Heritage. After the hillfort was abandoned it was incorporated into Wat's Dyke, and two sections of this are adjacent to it.
St Martin's, Shropshire
The border village and civil parish of St Martin's is in Shropshire, England, just north of Oswestry and east of Chirk.
Gobowen
Gobowen is a large village in Shropshire, England, of population 3,927 (according to the 2001 census).
Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital
The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RJAH) in Oswestry, Shropshire, England is an orthopaedic hospital which provides elective orthopaedic surgery. A specialist hospital with a reputation for innovation, the Trust provides a comprehensive range of musculoskeletal (bone, joint and tissue) surgical, medical and rehabilitation services; locally, regionally and nationally.
Park Hall (football ground)
Park Hall Stadium is the home ground of The New Saints in Oswestry. Oswestry Town first used the former council-owned stadium on 28 August 1993 but, after the club's financial problems and the merger with TNS, the ground fell into disrepair and was purchased by Mike Harris. After redevelopment at a cost of more than £3 million with a £445,000 grant from the Football Foundation, Park Hall now houses The Venue (a leisure development, including Ten-Pin Bowling lanes).
Derwen College
Derwen College is a Further Education College situated in Oswestry in Shropshire in the United Kingdom which provides residential further education for students with learning difficulties and disabilities. The college also operates a Young's Farm shop, selling produce grown at the college. ">http://www. derwen. ac. uk/visitors/youngs-farm-shop. html)
Weston Rhyn railway station
Weston Rhyn railway station was a minor station on the Great Western Railway's London to Birkenhead main line serving the villages of Weston Rhyn and Preesgweene in England. It had an adjacent signal box and level crossing and immediately to the south were Up & Down Goods Loops. It had originally opened as Preesgweene (or Presgwyn?) and closed for the first time in March 1855.
St Martin's School (Shropshire)
St Martin's School (formerly Rhyn Park School and Performing Arts College) is an all-through school situated in St. Martin's, near Oswestry in the county of Shropshire, England. The school educates students from the ages of 3-16. Rhyn Park School is a Performing Arts College, supplying facilities and education in Creative Arts to students from around the county. Rhyn Park School has had the highest CVA (contextual value added) score in Shropshire over the past four years(1).
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