Wroughton
in Swindon of England, United Kingdom
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RAF Lyneham (9 mi) - RAF Fairford (11 mi)
- RAF Brize Norton (18 mi)
- Gloucestershire Airport (30 mi)
- Oxford (Kidlington) Airport (30 mi)
- RAF Benson (31 mi)
- Southampton Airport (44 mi)
- Bournemouth Airport (51 mi)
- Birmingham International Airport (64 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 12 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 51 mi)
- Blenheim Palace (Unesco heritage, 54 mi)
- Dorset and East Devon Coast (Unesco heritage, 66 mi)
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites (Unesco heritage, 74 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 111 mi)
- Derwent Valley Mills (Unesco heritage, 117 mi)
- Bowood Golf & Country Club (Golf course, 13 mi)
- Chippenham Golf Club (Golf course, 15 mi)
- Faringdon Golf Course (Golf course, 21 mi)
- Lilley Brook Golf Club (Golf course, 26 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.524 and -1.796 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 31' 26" and W -1° 47' 44"
- 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: 01:24 AM (Wednesday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:23 am and 4:19 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -43.750 and 173.083 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Le Bons Bay - References
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- 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
Delve into Wroughton
Wroughton in Swindon (England) with it's 6,474 habitants is located in United Kingdom about 72 mi (or 116 km) west of London, the country's capital town.
Current time in Wroughton is now 01:24 AM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 9 airports close to Wroughton, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is RAF Lyneham in a distance of 9 mi (or 14 km), 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 City of Bath in a distance of 12 mi (or 19 km), South-East. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. 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: Swindon, Lydiard Tregoze, Chiseldon, Wanborough and Purton. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 9°C / 48 °F
| Morning Temperature | 5°C / 40 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 7°C / 44 °F |
| Night Temperature | 7°C / 44 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 77% |
| Air Pressure | 1037 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (3 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 53% of sky |
| General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Thursday, 14th of November 2024
11°C (51 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Friday, 15th of November 2024
10°C (49 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
10°C (50 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Poulton Grange - B&B
DoubleTree by Hilton Swindon
Parklands Hotel & Bentley's Chop House
The Crown at Broad Hinton
Swindon Marriott Hotel
Alexandra House
Jurys Inn Swindon
VILLAGE SWINDON
The Sun Inn
Holiday Inn SWINDON
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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.
RAF Wroughton
RAF Wroughton was a Royal Air Force station located just south of the village of Wroughton, Wiltshire, UK. It is 4 miles south of the town of Swindon. The station was an operational military installation from the late 1930s through the 70s, during which time it served as host to maintenance units. Although it is no longer a military installation, the airfield and some of the original buildings still exist today.
Great Quarry, Swindon
Great Quarry, Swindon is a 0.994 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Wiltshire, notified in 1951.
Okus Quarry
Okus Quarry is a 2,500 square metre geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, notified in 1951. The site was formerly notified under the name "Okus Quarries".
Old Town Railway Cutting, Swindon
Old Town Railway Cutting is a 1.78 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Swindon, Wiltshire, notified in 1975. It is near the site of the former Swindon Town railway station. The site is notable for an unusual exposure of the Kimmeridge Clay formation.
Burderop Wood
Burderop Wood is a 48.5 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, notified in 1971. The site contains wet Ash-maple and acid Pedunculate oak-Hazel-Ash woodland, and its notification as an SSSI is due to this, and in particular the richness of the associated ground flora. Ash is the most widespread tree in the wood, but a large number of mature oaks also occur.
Clout's Wood
Clout's Wood is a 11.78 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, notified in 1951.
Science Museum at Wroughton
The Science Museum at Wroughton, near Swindon, England, is the large-object store of the Science Museum (London). It is part of the National Museum of Science and Industry.
Rushey Platt railway station
Rushey Platt railway station was on the Midland and South Western Junction Railway at Swindon in Wiltshire. The station opened on 18 December 1883 on the Swindon and Cheltenham Extension Railway line from Swindon Town to the temporary terminus at Cirencester Watermoor.
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