Longford
in Shropshire of England, United Kingdom
-
Hawarden Airport (27 mi) - Liverpool John Lennon Airport (33 mi)
- Manchester Airport (33 mi)
- Manchester Woodford Airport (34 mi)
- Birmingham International Airport (45 mi)
- East Midlands Airport (50 mi)
- Coventry Airport (57 mi)
- Blackpool International Airport (64 mi)
- Gloucestershire Airport (71 mi)
- Leeds Bradford Airport (76 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 17 mi)
- Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd (Unesco heritage, 52 mi)
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (Unesco heritage, 72 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 79 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 112 mi)
- Brookfield Golf Club (Golf course, 6 mi)
- Crewe Golf Club (Golf course, 14 mi)
- Delamere Forest Golf Club (Golf course, 23 mi)
- Hartford Golf Club (Golf course, 24 mi)
- High Legh Park Country Club (Golf course, 28 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 52.900 and -2.533 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 52° 54' 0" and W -2° 31' 59"
- 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: 12:20 AM (Monday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:40 am and 4:10 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.817 and 170.717 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otakou - References
- 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
Discover Longford
Longford in Shropshire (England) is a town in United Kingdom about 140 mi (or 225 km) north-west of London, the country's capital city.
Current time in Longford is now 12:20 AM (Monday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 10 airports near Longford, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Hawarden Airport in a distance of 27 mi (or 43 km), North-West. 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 17 mi (or 27 km), West. Also, if you like playing golf, 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: Market Drayton, Stoke upon Tern, Prees, Eyton upon the Weald Moors and Shawbury. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 7°C / 44 °F
| Morning Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 6°C / 42 °F |
| Night Temperature | 4°C / 40 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 8% |
| Air Humidity | 84% |
| Air Pressure | 1012 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
2°C (36 °F)
0°C (32 °F)
Rain and snow, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Wednesday, 20th of November 2024
3°C (38 °F)
1°C (34 °F)
Light snow, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Thursday, 21st of November 2024
5°C (41 °F)
-1°C (31 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
The Bear Inn
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Shropshire Union Canal - Market Drayton
At the end of a long, windy and lock filled journey from Nantwich we finally tied up at the visitor moorings. After a splendid dinner at the Talbot we wandered into Market Drayton. It was shut.
MARKET DRAYTON CHEAP WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHERS OAKLEY HALL £50 PHOTOGRAPHY
Wedding photographs taken at Oakley Hall Market Drayton by http://www.creamphoto.co.uk Cream prices £50 per hour excellent reviews as the photographers. Photos numbered 2022. Cheap ...
Joel Extreme Sledging in Market Drayton
Joel demonstrates his unique sledging style - the dismount still needs work though!
Shropshire Union Canal - Woodseaves Cutting (time lapse)
Another fine example of a cutting driven through the local rock by muscle power alone.
Shropshire Union Canal - Tyrley Wharf
From Tyrley Top Lock the Shropshire Union Canal makes its way south for 17 miles over a series of Telfords finest cuttings and embankments before another lock is encountered. On the Tuesday...
Shropshire Union Canal - Tyrley Wedgie
"Blind Hannibal" MacSlackbladder strikes again, ignoring the mighty bypass weir unpleasantness and going full steam ahead for the lock. I've seen folks in narrowboats twat all sorts of things...
Walking in the rain in oilskins
Walking on canal towpath on wet day in oilskin coat and rubber boots.
Joule's Green Monkey | Brewery Fresh Craft Lager
Our Green Monkey craft lager is brewed only using the freshest ingredients making every pint crisp and clean, making it always 'Brewery Fresh'. www.joulesbrewery.co.uk/beer/green_monkey.
English picker thrift haul No 47 - 1st Edition books, silver jewellery and antique car horn
My picking find for the weekend of the 19/20th Nov 2011. Not many sales on now , so I hit a few thrift stores aswell. Some nice new !st edition book, not sure where to sell them.? The silver...
Majora's Mask 20- Large Quiver and Big Bomb Bag
Part 20 - Is that Moon there just to put me off! XD Anyway I get the Large quiver after beating this shooting gallery and then the heart piece after that. I then head to Clock Town to get...
Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners. 
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.
Longford, Market Drayton
Longford is a small village near the town of Market Drayton, Shropshire, England. It is just off the A53, near to Ternhill and lies in the parish of Moreton Say. A topographical guide to Shropshire published in 2005 describes Longford as a "charming hamlet on a rise in undulating country. " The guide says Longford is 1.5 miles west of Market Drayton and 1 mile southeast of Moreton Say.
Ternhill
Ternhill is a village in Shropshire, England, notable for its Royal Air Force training airfield which was the site of a bombing by the Provisional IRA on 20 February 1989 in which one person was injured. Today the station is named after Clive of India and the River Tern which begins just south of the settlement. The A41 and A53 cross over at the village and there is now a roundabout. It has direct links with major towns and cities such as Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, Stoke-on-Trent and Chester.
Market Drayton Town F.C
Market Drayton Town F.C. is a football club based in Market Drayton, Shropshire, England. They play in the Northern Premier League Division One South .
Sutton upon Tern
Sutton upon Tern (sometimes spelled as Sutton-upon-Tern) is a civil parish in Shropshire, England. It is situated south of Market Drayton, on the River Tern. It is unusual in that a small area of the parish, at Ternhill, is almost an exclave of the parish (only a 5m wide strip of land joins it with the bulk of the parish). Buntingsdale Hall is located within the parish. The parish also includes the hamlet of Woodseaves, in the east of the parish on the A529.
Bletchley, Shropshire
Bletchley is a village in Shropshire, England, near Market Drayton. It is situated close to the A41 Roman road.
Fordhall Farm
Fordhall Farm is an organic farm of 128 acres, in Market Drayton in North Shropshire, England. It is owned by an Industrial and Provident Society, the Fordhall Community Land Initiative (FCLI), whose aim is to use the farm for community benefit. The farm became a cause célèbre in 2005, when a campaign to raise funds for FCLI to purchase the land gained national press attention.
HM Prison Stoke Heath
HM Prison Stoke Heath is a male juveniles prison and Young Offenders Institution, located in the village of Stoke Heath in Shropshire, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.
Stoke Heath, Shropshire
Stoke Heath is a small village, located in the parish of Stoke upon Tern in Shropshire, England. The village is the location of Stoke Heath Prison, a male juvenile's prison and Young Offenders Institution.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Longford.