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Moor Side

Located in Woodplumpton, Preston District Coordinates: 53°48′56″ N 2°46′05″ W

Map showing the location of Moor Side Moor Side
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
21 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport54 km
MAN Manchester Airport61 km

About Moor Side

Moor Side is a village. Location: Woodplumpton, Preston District. Elevation: 21 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (54 km). Nearby sights include St Mary, Newhouse Roman Catholic Church and St Robert of Newminster Roman Catholic Church.

Climate of Moor Side

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 117 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
October (117 mm)
Driest month
May (60 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 Moor Side
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°12°15°18°19°19°17°13°10°7°
Average low (°C)2°1°3°4°7°10°12°12°10°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)1016383626071739298117117112

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Moor Side

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 54 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Preston, 7 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 54 kmsouth
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 61 kmsoutheast
  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 73 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Preston Population: 313.3K 7 kmsoutheast
  • Blackpool Population: 145K 19 kmwest
  • Blackburn Population: 146.5K 20 kmeast
  • Wigan Population: 175.4K 32 kmsouth
  • Bolton Population: 141.3K 34 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Moor Side

Within 100 km: 639 historic and cultural sites, 1,902 natural sites, 257 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km152 places

  • St Anne's Beach Beach 19 kmSW
  • Anglezarke Reservoir Lake 19 kmSE
  • Longridge Fell Mountain 18 kmE
  • Fair Snape Fell Mountain 15 kmNE

25–60 km691 places

  • Great Britain Island 54 kmE
  • High Moor Mountain 51 kmNW
  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 59 kmSW
  • Formby Beach Beach 35 kmSW

60–100 km1,955 places

  • British Isles Island 84 kmW
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 93 kmNW
  • The Island Island 87 kmNE
  • Tuft Rock Island 63 kmN

Straight-line distances.

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