- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 171 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- BHX Birmingham Airport61 km
- LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport94 km
About Holdgate Castle
Holdgate Castle is a historic site. Location: Abdon, Shropshire.
Holdgate Castle (sometimes spelt Holgate Castle) is situated in the village of Holdgate (or Stanton Holdgate or Castle Holdgate) between Craven Arms and Bridgnorth, Shropshire. This castle was mentioned in the Domesday Book. It was a motte and bailey and contained a college of secular clergy which was founded before 1210 and dissolved after 1373. Earthworks with stone foundations are still present and the remains of a 13th-century semicircular flanking tower are incorporated into a farmhouse.
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At a glance
- Heritage designation
- scheduled monument
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Holdgate Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 85 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- December (88 mm)
- Driest month
- July (56 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 17° | 13° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 0° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 84 | 60 | 69 | 58 | 57 | 66 | 56 | 73 | 73 | 78 | 85 | 88 |
How to get to Holdgate Castle
The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (BHX), 61 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 24 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 61 kmeast
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 94 kmnorth
- East Midlands Airport (EMA) Nottingham, Leicestershire 96 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Telford Population: 155.6K 24 kmnortheast
- Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 37 kmeast
- Dudley Population: 199.1K 38 kmeast
- West Bromwich Population: 103.1K 44 kmeast
- Worcester Population: 101.7K 45 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Holdgate Castle
Within 100 km: 969 historic and cultural sites, 2,378 natural sites, 142 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km221 places
- Reservoir Lake 19 kmN
- The Wrekin Mountain 20 kmN
- Titterstone Clee Hill Mountain 12 kmS
- Brown Clee Hill Mountain 4 kmSE
25–60 km1,085 places
- The Island Island 27 kmS
- Bevere Island Island 41 kmSE
- Withymoor Island Island 39 kmE
- Duckbay Island Island 55 kmN
60–100 km2,183 places
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 99 kmN
- Alney Island Island 76 kmS
- Horninglow island Island 77 kmNE
- Glover's Island Island 65 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Broncroft Castle Historic site, Diddlebury3.4 km SW -
Upper Millichope Lodge Landmark, Munslow4.1 km W
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Shipton Hill Mountain, Rushbury2.9 km NW
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Brockton Castle Mound Historic site, Shipton4.5 km NE
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Hungerford Hill Mountain, Rushbury3.3 km W
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Rushbury Castle Mound Historic site, Rushbury5.3 km NW
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Fegg Hill Mountain, Shipton4 km N
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Corfham Castle Historic site, Diddlebury5.9 km SW
Nearest towns and villages
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Holdgate Village, Abdon0.2 km SW
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Brookhampton Village, Abdon0.8 km NE
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Tugford Village, Abdon2.5 km S
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Stanton Long Village, Stanton Long1.5 km NE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources