Skip to content
Geonivora
Village

Shaw Mills

Located in Bishop Thornton, Harrogate District Coordinates: 54°03′26″ N 1°36′36″ W

Map showing the location of Shaw Mills Shaw Mills
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
92 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 Airport22 km
MME Teesside International Airport52 km

About Shaw Mills

Shaw Mills is a village. Location: Bishop Thornton, Harrogate District. Elevation: 92 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (22 km). Nearby sights include Ripley Castle and Horse Hill.

Climate of Shaw Mills

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
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (80 mm)
Driest month
April (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 Shaw Mills
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°9°11°15°17°20°19°17°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)785561545461546765717480

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Shaw Mills

The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), 22 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leeds, 29 km to the south.

Airports

  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 22 kmsouth
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 52 kmnorth
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 90 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Leeds Population: 536.3K 29 kmsouth
  • Bradford Population: 366.2K 31 kmsouth
  • York Population: 156.1K 36 kmeast
  • Wakefield Population: 109.8K 42 kmsouth
  • Huddersfield Population: 149K 47 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Shaw Mills

Within 100 km: 676 historic and cultural sites, 1,270 natural sites, 240 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km107 places

  • The Island Island 20 kmN
  • The Island Island 11 kmNE
  • The Island Island 24 kmE
  • Lud Stream Islands Island 19 kmW

25–60 km592 places

  • Great Britain Island 26 kmW
  • Bird Island Island 53 kmW
  • The Island Island 47 kmE
  • Beal Island Island 46 kmSE

60–100 km1,487 places

  • St Anne's Beach Beach 100 kmW
  • Seaton Carew Beach Beach 72 kmN
  • Redcar Beach Beach 72 kmNE
  • Whitby Beach Beach 80 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Ripley Castle Historic site, Ripley
    3.2 km SE
  • Horse Hill Mountain, Markington with Wallerthwaite
    2.8 km NE
  • Markington Historic site, Markington with Wallerthwaite
    4.3 km NE
  • How Hill Mountain, Markington with Wallerthwaite
    5 km NE
  • Fountains Abbey Historic site, Lindrick with Studley Royal and Fountains
    6.1 km N
  • Brimham Rocks Mountain, Hartwith cum Winsley
    5.7 km NW

Sources & licences

Data last updated: