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Village

Gretton

Located in Cardington, Shropshire Coordinates: 52°33′09″ N 2°43′05″ W

Map showing the location of Gretton Gretton
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
210 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BHX Birmingham Airport67 km
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport88 km

About Gretton

Gretton is a village. Location: Cardington, Shropshire. Elevation: 210 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (67 km). Nearby sights include Hill End and Yell Bank.

Climate of Gretton

Best months for sightseeing

Best 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 (90 mm)
Driest month
July (55 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 Gretton
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°9°11°15°18°20°20°17°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°0°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)866369585764557074808590

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Gretton

The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (BHX), 67 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 23 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 67 kmeast
  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 88 kmnorth
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 93 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Telford Population: 155.6K 23 kmnortheast
  • Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 41 kmeast
  • Dudley Population: 199.1K 43 kmeast
  • West Bromwich Population: 103.1K 49 kmeast
  • Walsall Population: 172.1K 50 kmeast

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

Day trips from Gretton

Within 100 km: 953 historic and cultural sites, 2,470 natural sites, 149 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km244 places

  • Reservoir Lake 12 kmN
  • The Wrekin Mountain 17 kmNE
  • Titterstone Clee Hill Mountain 19 kmSE
  • Brown Clee Hill Mountain 12 kmSE

25–60 km1,120 places

  • The Island Island 32 kmS
  • Bevere Island Island 48 kmSE
  • Withymoor Island Island 44 kmE
  • Duckbay Island Island 50 kmN

60–100 km2,208 places

  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 92 kmN
  • Hilbre Island Island 99 kmN
  • Alney Island Island 83 kmS
  • Horninglow island Island 79 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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