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Short Wood

Located in Edgton, Shropshire Coordinates: 52°27′17″ N 2°55′07″ W

Map showing the location of Short Wood Short Wood
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
313 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Edgton
1.7 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BHX Birmingham Airport80 km
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport98 km

About Short Wood

Short Wood is a mountain. Location: Edgton, Shropshire. Elevation: 313 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (80 km). Nearby sights include Burrow and Basford Bank.

Climate of Short Wood

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 93 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (101 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 Short Wood
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°14°17°20°19°16°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°8°10°10°8°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)10172776159675572798793101

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Short Wood

The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (BHX), 80 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 40 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 80 kmeast
  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 98 kmnorth
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 108 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Telford Population: 155.6K 40 kmnortheast
  • Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 56 kmeast
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 56 kmsoutheast
  • Dudley Population: 199.1K 57 kmeast
  • West Bromwich Population: 103.1K 63 kmeast

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

Day trips from Short Wood

Within 100 km: 967 historic and cultural sites, 2,572 natural sites, 160 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km364 places

  • Titterstone Clee Hill Mountain 22 kmE
  • Brown Clee Hill Mountain 22 kmE
  • Beacon Hill Mountain 21 kmW
  • Stiperstones Mountain 14 kmN

25–60 km1,264 places

  • The Island Island 25 kmSE
  • Bevere Island Island 52 kmSE
  • Withymoor Island Island 57 kmE
  • Lake Vyrnwy Lake 55 kmNW

60–100 km2,071 places

  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 99 kmN
  • Ynys Tywyn Island 97 kmNW
  • Ynys Gifftan Island 94 kmNW
  • Alney Island Island 80 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Edgton Village, Edgton
    1.7 km NE
  • Brunslow Village, Clunbury
    1.2 km W
  • Lynchgate Village, Lydbury North
    1.4 km N
  • Basford Village, Hopesay
    1.6 km NE
  • Hopesay Municipality, Shropshire
    1.8 km SE
  • Hopesay Village, Hopesay
    1.7 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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