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Historic site

Codnor Castle

Located in Aldercar and Langley Mill, Amber Valley District Coordinates: 53°02′43″ N 1°21′17″ W

Codnor Castle
Douglal · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nearest town
Ripley
3.3 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
128 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
EMA East Midlands Airport24 km
MAN Manchester Airport70 km

About Codnor Castle

Codnor Castle is a historic site. Location: Aldercar and Langley Mill, Amber Valley District.

From Wikipedia

Codnor Castle is a ruined 13th-century castle in Derbyshire, England. The land around Codnor came under the jurisdiction of William Peverel after the Norman Conquest. The building is registered as a Scheduled Ancient Monument a Grade II Listed Building and is officially a Building at Risk.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Heritage designation
scheduled monument, Grade II listed building
Official website
codnorcastle.com

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Codnor Castle

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 74 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (79 mm)
Driest month
July (54 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Codnor Castle
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°9°11°15°18°20°20°17°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)745660565563546464727479

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Codnor Castle

The nearest airport is East Midlands Airport (EMA), 24 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Mansfield, 14 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • East Midlands Airport (EMA) Nottingham, Leicestershire 24 kmsouth
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 70 kmnorthwest
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 71 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Mansfield Population: 172K 14 kmnortheast
  • Derby Population: 270.5K 16 kmsouthwest
  • Nottingham Population: 323.6K 17 kmsoutheast
  • Chesterfield Population: 113.1K 23 kmnorth
  • Burton-on-Trent Population: 122.2K 33 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Codnor Castle

Within 100 km: 584 historic and cultural sites, 746 natural sites, 119 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km113 places

  • Barton Island Island 19 kmSE
  • Holme Nook Island 13 kmSW
  • Stanton Moor Mountain 23 kmNW
  • Bolehill Mountain 15 kmW

25–60 km505 places

  • Newark Island Island 36 kmE
  • Horninglow island Island 32 kmSW
  • Don Island Island 42 kmN
  • Torksey Island Island 50 kmNE

60–100 km831 places

  • Read's Island Island 89 kmNE
  • Whitton Island Island 87 kmNE
  • Howden Dyke Island Island 82 kmNE
  • Beal Island Island 76 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Nearest towns and villages

  • Ripley Town, Ripley
    3.3 km SW
  • Heanor Town, Heanor and Loscoe
    3.5 km S
  • Langley Mill Village, Aldercar and Langley Mill
    3.4 km SE
  • Stoneyford Village, Aldercar and Langley Mill
    0.9 km SE

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources