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Municipality

Thropton

Located in Northumberland, England Coordinates: 55°18′57″ N 1°57′30″ W

Map showing the location of Thropton Thropton
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
90 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
2
listed under Thropton
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport35 km
MME Teesside International Airport96 km

About Thropton

Thropton is a municipality. Location: Northumberland, England. Elevation: 90 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (35 km). Nearby sights include Cartington Castle and Glitteringstone.

Climate of Thropton

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 88 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (89 mm)
Driest month
April (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 Thropton
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°14°17°19°19°16°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)896474606261647972828886

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Thropton

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 35 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 44 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 35 kmsoutheast
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 96 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 114 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 44 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 59 kmsoutheast
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 94 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 105 kmnorthwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 143 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Thropton

Within 100 km: 622 historic and cultural sites, 1,374 natural sites, 361 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km255 places

  • Carr's Island Island 13 kmE
  • Cushat Law Mountain 15 kmNW
  • The Cheviot Mountain 22 kmNW
  • Ros Castle Mountain 24 kmN

25–60 km742 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 46 kmN
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 45 kmN
  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 27 kmNE
  • South Wamses Island 41 kmNE

60–100 km1,360 places

  • Gullane Beach Beach 98 kmNW
  • Seacliff Beach Beach 92 kmNW
  • Seaton Carew Beach Beach 88 kmSE
  • Redcar Beach Beach 96 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Thropton

2 places
  1. 1 Thropton 458

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Heritage & sights1

Nearby attractions & nature

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