Oswestry
in Shropshire of England, United Kingdom
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Hawarden Airport (22 mi) - Liverpool John Lennon Airport (34 mi)
- Manchester Airport (47 mi)
- Manchester Woodford Airport (50 mi)
- Birmingham International Airport (62 mi)
- Blackpool International Airport (63 mi)
- Gloucestershire Airport (77 mi)
- Barrow Walney Island Airport (88 mi)
- RAF Fairford (97 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 10 mi)
- Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd (Unesco heritage, 34 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 75 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 119 mi)
- Delamere Forest Golf Club (Golf course, 30 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 52.862 and -3.055 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 52° 51' 43" and W -3° 3' 17"
- 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: 09:26 PM (Sunday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:40 am and 4:13 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 Oswestry
Oswestry in Shropshire (England) with it's 18,743 inhabitants is a city in United Kingdom about 155 mi (or 250 km) north-west of London, the country's capital.
Local time in Oswestry is now 09:26 PM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 9 airports in the vicinity of Oswestry, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Hawarden Airport in a distance of 22 mi (or 36 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 10 mi (or 15 km), North-East. Also, if you like golfing, there is an option about 30 mi (or 48 km). away. 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: Whittington, Llangollen, Overton, Llanfechain and Great Ness. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 8°C / 46 °F
| Morning Temperature | 6°C / 42 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
| Night Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 1% |
| Air Humidity | 75% |
| Air Pressure | 1015 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 85% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Monday, 18th of November 2024
7°C (44 °F)
3°C (37 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
2°C (35 °F)
-1°C (30 °F)
Rain and snow, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Wednesday, 20th of November 2024
3°C (38 °F)
0°C (33 °F)
Light snow, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Wynnstay Hotel and Spa
Fitzwarine House
Lion Quays Waterside Resort
Moreton Park
TRAVELODGE OSWESTRY
Lemon Tree
Oswestry
Videos from this area
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Sissy Blu, Autumn Collection 2014 - Oswestry, Shropshire
Sissy Blu is an inspired ladies fashion shop in Oswestry, Shropshire, loved for it's relaxed atmosphere and tastefully cool range of clothing and accessories. READ MORE: http://www.thebestof.co....
CrossFit Oswestry Weightlifting, WOD and CrossFit Kids Feb 2015
Feedback from today's thee sessions.
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)
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.
Oswestry Xmas Lights Switch-On 2012
Oswestry Xmas Lights Switch-On 2012 organised by Oswestry Town Council. For more info: http://www.thebestof.co.uk/local/oswe... for all the best local What's On and Business Recommendations.
Green laning in Wales near Oswestry 1
Green laning in Wales.
Neil McKeown at Eclectic Night, Oswestry
Recorded on August 21, 2010 - Neil McKeown at Eclectic Night, Oswestry.
Vauxhall Astra Driving around Oswestry
Well here is a second video, and again another lame excuse for being bored, this time shortly after arriving home from work! so I grabbed my camera and filmed myself. This time in my 1.7L Turbo...
MGA Oswestry May 2012
MGA mostly yorkshire at oswestry may 2012 . Will and Lou Lou first competition. Yorkshire recieved 4th place.
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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.
Battle of Maserfield
The Battle of Maserfield, was fought on 5 August 641 or 642, between the Anglo-Saxon kings Oswald of Northumbria and Penda of Mercia, ending in Oswald's defeat, death, and dismemberment. The battle was also known as Cogwy to the Welsh, with their countrymen from Pengwern participating in the battle (according to the Canu Heledd), probably as allies of the Mercians.
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.
Borough of Oswestry
Oswestry was a small local government district with borough status in Shropshire, England. It was the smallest of the five districts of Shropshire in terms of both population and land area. Its council was based in Oswestry, the only town and largest settlement in the borough. Villages in the borough included Morda, St Martin's, Whittington, Gobowen, Pant, Trefonen and Ruyton XI Towns. The three most deprived wards in Shropshire (not including Telford and Wrekin) were found in Oswestry Borough.
Shelf Bank
This large hill in the centre of Oswestry is a 3 hectare area consisting of acid grassland and naturally regenerated areas of woodland and scrub.
Walford and North Shropshire College
Walford & North Shropshire College is a further education college in Shropshire, England. Walford and Oswestry are where the two main campuses are based, although there are other smaller centres used throughout the county.
Morda Road
Morda Road is a cricket ground in Oswestry, Shropshire. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1964, when Shropshire played their first Minor Counties Championship match at the ground against the Somerset Second XI. From 1964 to 2000, the ground hosted 18 Minor Counties Championship matches. From 2000 to present, the ground has 6 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.
Cambrian railways works
The Cambrian Railways works is a former railway engineering building located in Oswestry, Shropshire. Formed from a series of regional railway companies, in July 1865 the Cambrian Railways company extended an Amalgamation Act to include the Aberystwyth and Welsh Coast Railway. Having built Oswestry railway station, and relocated its headquarters there, the company need a new railway works.
Oswestry railway station
Oswestry railway station was a railway station in Oswestry, Shropshire. After the Beeching Axe cut the Cambrian Line and passenger services in 1966, the station building today is used as commercial premises.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Oswestry.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Озуъстри, Croesoswallt, Oswestry, اوسوستری, Osvestris, Озуэстри
