Minton Castle Mound
Located in Church Stretton, Shropshire Coordinates: 52°30′37″ N 2°50′21″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 236 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- BHX Birmingham Airport74 km
- LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport92 km
About Minton Castle Mound
Minton Castle Mound is a historic site. Location: Church Stretton, Shropshire. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Brockhurst Castle and Callow.
Photos of Minton Castle Mound
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Long Mynd - Pole Bank Own Herby talk thyme · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Minton Castle Mound
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 105 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- December (111 mm)
- Driest month
- July (62 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 19° | 16° | 13° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 0° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 107 | 78 | 85 | 68 | 65 | 72 | 62 | 78 | 87 | 96 | 105 | 111 |
How to get to Minton Castle Mound
The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (BHX), 74 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 32 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 74 kmeast
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 92 kmnorth
- Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 101 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Telford Population: 155.6K 32 kmnortheast
- Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 49 kmeast
- Dudley Population: 199.1K 51 kmeast
- Worcester Population: 101.7K 55 kmsoutheast
- West Bromwich Population: 103.1K 57 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Minton Castle Mound
Within 100 km: 955 historic and cultural sites, 2,536 natural sites, 159 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km306 places
- Reservoir Lake 18 kmN
- Titterstone Clee Hill Mountain 20 kmSE
- Brown Clee Hill Mountain 17 kmE
- Stiperstones Mountain 10 kmNW
25–60 km1,204 places
- The Island Island 29 kmS
- Bevere Island Island 51 kmSE
- Withymoor Island Island 52 kmE
- Duckbay Island Island 56 kmN
60–100 km2,140 places
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 94 kmN
- Ynys Tywyn Island 98 kmNW
- Ynys Gifftan Island 95 kmNW
- Alney Island Island 82 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Brockhurst Castle Historic site, Church Stretton2.5 km NE
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Callow Mountain, Church Stretton1.3 km N
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Acton Scott Landmark, Acton Scott2.5 km SE
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Grindle Mountain, Church Stretton2.1 km N
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Long Mynd - Pole Bank Mountain, Church Stretton4.2 km NW
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Ragleth Hill Mountain, Church Stretton2.7 km NE
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Brockhurst Wood Mountain, Church Stretton2.8 km NE
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Blakemoor Mountain, Wistanstow2.4 km S
Nearest towns and villages
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Minton Village, Church Stretton0.1 km NW
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Church Stretton Village, Church Stretton4 km NE
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Marshbrook Village, Church Stretton1.3 km SE
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Little Stretton Village, Church Stretton1.7 km NE
Sources & licences
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