Market Drayton
in Shropshire of England, United Kingdom
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Hawarden Airport (28 mi) - Manchester Airport (32 mi)
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (33 mi)
- Manchester Woodford Airport (33 mi)
- Birmingham International Airport (44 mi)
- East Midlands Airport (49 mi)
- Coventry Airport (56 mi)
- Blackpool International Airport (64 mi)
- Gloucestershire Airport (71 mi)
- Leeds Bradford Airport (75 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 18 mi)
- Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd (Unesco heritage, 54 mi)
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (Unesco heritage, 71 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 80 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 111 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):
- 52.905 and -2.490 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 52° 54' 19" and W -2° 29' 24"
- 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: 06:55 PM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 8:04 am and 3:56 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
Delve into Market Drayton
Market Drayton in Shropshire (England) with it's 11,773 habitants is a town located in United Kingdom about 139 mi (or 224 km) north-west of London, the country's capital town.
Time in Market Drayton is now 06:55 PM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 10 airports closer to Market Drayton, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Hawarden Airport in a distance of 28 mi (or 45 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 18 mi (or 29 km), West. Also, if you like the game of golf, there are some options within driving distance. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Stoke upon Tern, Chetwynd, Willaston, Chorlton and Prees. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 5°C / 42 °F
| Morning Temperature | 2°C / 36 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 4°C / 40 °F |
| Night Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 89% |
| Air Pressure | 1023 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 79% of sky |
| General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Wednesday, 4th of December 2024
7°C (45 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Thursday, 5th of December 2024
12°C (54 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Moderate rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.
Friday, 6th of December 2024
7°C (45 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
The Bear Inn
Videos from this area
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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!
Blore Hill Battleground, Staffordshire (1926)
The site of the bloodiest battle of the War of the Roses between Lancaster and York. This extract comes from Claude Friese-Greene's 'The Open Road' - originally filmed in 1925/6 and now re-edited...
Curiosities of Staffordshire- Battle of Blore Heath
The first installment of my series entitled 'Curiosities of Staffordshire'. In this series I hope to shed light on many of the little, lesser visited historical landmarks and curiosities of...
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.
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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.
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.
Market Drayton Rural District
Drayton or Market Drayton was a rural district in Shropshire, England from 1894 to 1974. It was created by the Local Government Act 1894 under the name 'Drayton', from that part of the Market Drayton rural sanitary district which was in Shropshire. In 1966 the district was merged with the Market Drayton urban district and renamed the 'Market Drayton' rural district. In 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972 it was abolished, and became part of the North Shropshire district.
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.
Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal
The Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal was a canal in England which ran from Nantwich, where it joined the Chester Canal, to Autherley, where it joined the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal. Forming part of a major link between Liverpool and the industrial heartlands of the Midlands, the canal was opened in 1835, and merged with the Ellesmere and Chester Canal Company in 1845, which became the Shropshire Union Railways and Canal Company in the following year.
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.
Pell Wall Hall
Pell Wall Hall is a neo-classical country house on the outskirts of Market Drayton in Shropshire. Faced in Grinshill sandstone, Pell Wall is the last completed domestic house designed by Sir John Soane and was constructed 1822–1828 for local iron merchant Purney Sillitoe at a total cost of £20,976. After Sillitoe's death, Pell Wall was inherited by Marten Harcourt Griffin who between 1872 and 1875 added the south wing and had the all the interiors remodelled.
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.
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