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Prestwich

Located in Borough of Bury, England Coordinates: 53°32′00″ N 2°17′00″ W

Prestwich
Iain Peacock · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
31,500
31.5K
Elevation
97 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
MAN Manchester Airport20 km
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport44 km

About Prestwich

Prestwich is a town. Location: Borough of Bury, England. Population: 31,500. Elevation: 97 m.

From Wikipedia

Prestwich ( PREST-witch) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England, three miles (five kilometres) north of Manchester, three miles (five kilometres) north of Salford and five miles (eight kilometres) south of Bury. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, Prestwich was the seat of the ancient parish of Prestwich-cum-Oldham, centred around the Grade I listed Church of St Mary the Virgin.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Prestwich

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 114 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (114 mm)
Driest month
May (62 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Prestwich
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°12°16°18°20°20°17°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°10°12°12°10°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)1047185656276729091112114112

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Prestwich

The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (MAN), 20 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Salford, 5 km to the south.

Airports

  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 20 kmsouth
  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 44 kmsouthwest
  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 55 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Salford Population: 129.8K 5 kmsouth
  • Manchester Population: 569K 7 kmsoutheast
  • Oldham Population: 237.1K 11 kmeast
  • Bolton Population: 141.3K 11 kmnorthwest
  • Stockport Population: 139.1K 16 kmsoutheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Prestwich

Within 100 km: 682 historic and cultural sites, 1,245 natural sites, 216 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km160 places

  • Saint George's Island Island 7 kmS
  • The Island Island 19 kmNW
  • Birch Island Island 24 kmS
  • Valehouse Reservoir Lake 23 kmE

25–60 km688 places

  • Great Britain Island 55 kmN
  • Formby Beach Beach 54 kmW
  • Ainsdale Beach Beach 52 kmW
  • St Anne's Beach Beach 55 kmNW

60–100 km1,295 places

  • High Moor Mountain 94 kmNW
  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 61 kmW
  • Roanhead Beach Beach 95 kmNW
  • The Island Island 89 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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