Whittington
in Shropshire of England, United Kingdom
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Hawarden Airport (21 mi) - Liverpool John Lennon Airport (32 mi)
- Manchester Airport (45 mi)
- Manchester Woodford Airport (48 mi)
- Birmingham International Airport (60 mi)
- Blackpool International Airport (62 mi)
- Gloucestershire Airport (76 mi)
- Barrow Walney Island Airport (88 mi)
- RAF Fairford (97 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 8 mi)
- Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd (Unesco heritage, 35 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 76 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 118 mi)
- Delamere Forest Golf Club (Golf course, 28 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 52.873 and -3.003 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 52° 52' 23" and W -3° 0' 10"
- 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: 08:24 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
- 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 Whittington
Whittington in Shropshire (England) with it's 1,481 citizens is a place in United Kingdom about 154 mi (or 248 km) north-west of London, the country's capital city.
Current time in Whittington is now 08:24 PM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 9 airports near Whittington, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Hawarden Airport in a distance of 21 mi (or 34 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 8 mi (or 12 km), North-East. Also, if you like playing golf, there is an option about 28 mi (or 45 km). away. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Oswestry, Overton, Great Ness, Wrexham and Petton. 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
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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The Demon Slide at Park Hall Farm Countryside Experience, Oswestry
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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.
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.
Oswestry Military Vehicle Show 2013
Oswestry Military Vehicle Show 2013.
The Fort Offices - Serviced Offices in Oswestry
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Regency Companion set
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Harlequin Cast Iron Door Knocker
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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.
Whittington, Shropshire
Whittington is a village in north west Shropshire, England. The civil parish of Whittington has a population of 2,490 as of the 2001 census. The village of Whittington is in the centre of the parish, and three smaller villages, Park Hall, Hindford to the north-east and Babbinswood to the south, are also within the parish.
Gobowen
Gobowen is a large village in Shropshire, England, of population 3,927 (according to the 2001 census).
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.
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.
Whittington Castle
Whittington Castle is a castle in northern Shropshire, England, owned and managed by the Whittington Castle Preservation Fund. The castle was originally a motte-and-bailey castle, but this was replaced in the 13th century by one with buildings around a courtyard whose exterior wall was the curtain wall of the inner bailey. As a castle of the Welsh Marches, it was built on the border of Wales and England very close to the historic fort of Old Oswestry.
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)
Whittington Low Level railway station
Whittington Low Level railway station was a minor station on the GWR’s Paddington to Birkenhead main line. Today this is part of the Shrewsbury to Chester line. An automatic level crossing lies just to the north of the old station site. In 1924 Whittington gained its 'Low Level' suffix in order to distinguish it from Whittington High Level railway station on the Oswestry to Whitchurch line of the Cambrian Railways.
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