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Rorrington

Located in Chirbury with Brompton, Shropshire Coordinates: 52°35′49″ N 3°01′49″ W

Map showing the location of Rorrington Rorrington
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Rorrington
0.3 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
196 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport83 km
BHX Birmingham Airport88 km

About Rorrington

Rorrington 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 (83 km). Nearby sights include Wilmington The Mount and Bromlow Castle Mound.

At a glance

Heritage designation
scheduled monument

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Rorrington

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 100 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
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).

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Climate of Rorrington
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°9°11°15°18°20°20°17°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°0°2°3°6°9°11°10°8°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)102748063596857758391100105

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Rorrington

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 83 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 40 km to the east.

Airports

  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 83 kmnorth
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 88 kmeast
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 98 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Telford Population: 155.6K 40 kmeast
  • Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 62 kmeast
  • Dudley Population: 199.1K 65 kmeast
  • Newcastle-under-Lyme Population: 127.7K 70 kmnortheast
  • West Bromwich Population: 103.1K 71 kmeast

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

Day trips from Rorrington

Within 100 km: 901 historic and cultural sites, 2,627 natural sites, 186 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km384 places

  • Reservoir Lake 21 kmE
  • Stiperstones Mountain 7 kmE
  • Corndon Hill Mountain 3 kmS
  • Moel y Golfa Mountain 12 kmN

25–60 km1,318 places

  • The Island Island 43 kmSE
  • Duckbay Island Island 53 kmNE
  • Lake Vyrnwy Lake 39 kmNW
  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 52 kmSW

60–100 km2,012 places

  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 83 kmN
  • Ynys Tywyn Island 83 kmNW
  • Saint Tudwals Island West Island 100 kmW
  • Saint Tudwals Islands Island 100 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Nearest towns and villages

  • Rorrington Village, Chirbury with Brompton
    0.3 km NW
  • Middleton Village, Chirbury with Brompton
    1.6 km SW
  • Meadowtown Village, Worthen with Shelve
    1.1 km NE
  • Stapeley Village, Chirbury with Brompton
    2.2 km SE

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources