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Great Preston

Located in Great and Little Preston, Leeds Coordinates: 53°45′39″ N 1°23′31″ W

Great Preston
Darren Haddock · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
60 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LBA Leeds Bradford Airport21 km
HUY Humberside Airport72 km

About Great Preston

Great Preston is a village. Location: Great and Little Preston, Leeds. Elevation: 60 m.

From Wikipedia

Great Preston is a small rural village in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England. It has incorporated the once neighbouring hamlet of Little Preston.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Great Preston

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 62 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (71 mm)
Driest month
July (46 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 Great Preston
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°9°12°15°19°21°21°17°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°4°6°9°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)684955515059465756606271

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Great Preston

The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), 21 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leeds, 11 km to the west.

Airports

  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 21 kmnorthwest
  • Humberside Airport (HUY) Grimsby, Lincolnshire 72 kmeast
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 75 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Leeds Population: 536.3K 11 kmwest
  • Wakefield Population: 109.8K 11 kmsouthwest
  • Bradford Population: 366.2K 24 kmwest
  • Huddersfield Population: 149K 29 kmsouthwest
  • York Population: 156.1K 30 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Great Preston

Within 100 km: 599 historic and cultural sites, 953 natural sites, 184 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km114 places

  • Beal Island Island 14 kmE
  • Heron Island Island 12 kmNE
  • Willow Island Island 11 kmSE
  • Calder Island Island 13 kmSW

25–60 km531 places

  • Great Britain Island 48 kmNW
  • The Island Island 56 kmN
  • Read's Island Island 56 kmE
  • Whitton Island Island 47 kmE

60–100 km1,091 places

  • Redcar Beach Beach 98 kmN
  • Whitby Beach Beach 95 kmNE
  • North Beach Beach 88 kmNE
  • Fraisethorpe Beach Beach 84 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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