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Hockleton

Located in Chirbury with Brompton, Shropshire Coordinates: 52°35′31″ N 3°04′21″ W

Map showing the location of Hockleton Hockleton
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Wotherton
0.7 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
112 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport84 km
BHX Birmingham Airport91 km

About Hockleton

Hockleton is a historic site. Location: Chirbury with Brompton, Shropshire. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (84 km). Nearby sights include Rockabank Hill and Wotherton Castle Mound.

At a glance

Heritage designation
scheduled monument

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Hockleton

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 100 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (105 mm)
Driest month
July (57 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 Hockleton
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°12°16°18°21°20°17°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°4°6°9°11°11°9°6°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)102748063596857758391100105

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Hockleton

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 84 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 43 km to the east.

Airports

  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 84 kmnorth
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 91 kmeast
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 100 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Telford Population: 155.6K 43 kmeast
  • Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 64 kmeast
  • Dudley Population: 199.1K 68 kmeast
  • Newcastle-under-Lyme Population: 127.7K 73 kmnortheast
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 73 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Hockleton

Within 100 km: 903 historic and cultural sites, 2,622 natural sites, 183 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km395 places

  • Reservoir Lake 24 kmE
  • Stiperstones Mountain 9 kmE
  • Corndon Hill Mountain 4 kmSE
  • Moel y Golfa Mountain 13 kmN

25–60 km1,371 places

  • The Island Island 44 kmSE
  • Ynys Goediog Island 59 kmNW
  • Duckbay Island Island 55 kmNE
  • Lake Vyrnwy Lake 37 kmNW

60–100 km1,942 places

  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 83 kmN
  • Ynys Tywyn Island 80 kmNW
  • Saint Tudwals Island West Island 97 kmW
  • Saint Tudwals Islands Island 97 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Nearest towns and villages

  • Wotherton Village, Chirbury with Brompton
    0.7 km NE
  • Stockton Village, Chirbury with Brompton
    1.5 km NW
  • Chirbury Village, Chirbury with Brompton
    2 km SW
  • Middleton Village, Chirbury with Brompton
    2.4 km SE

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources