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Frankton Hill

Located in Ellesmere Rural, Shropshire Coordinates: 52°53′32″ N 2°56′25″ W

Map showing the location of Frankton Hill Frankton Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
153 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ellesmere
3.4 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport50 km
MAN Manchester Airport67 km

About Frankton Hill

Frankton Hill is a mountain. Location: Ellesmere Rural, Shropshire. Elevation: 153 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (50 km). Nearby sights include Ellesmere Castle and Yarnest Wood.

Climate of Frankton Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 74 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (74 mm)
Driest month
February (48 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 Frankton Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°15°18°20°20°17°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°3°5°8°11°10°8°5°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)644855515256506367697471

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Frankton Hill

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 50 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 41 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 50 kmnorth
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 67 kmnortheast
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 94 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Telford Population: 155.6K 41 kmsoutheast
  • Newcastle-under-Lyme Population: 127.7K 49 kmeast
  • Stoke-on-Trent Population: 258.4K 52 kmeast
  • Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 56 kmnorth
  • Liverpool Population: 496.8K 58 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Frankton Hill

Within 100 km: 839 historic and cultural sites, 2,378 natural sites, 203 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km231 places

  • Duckbay Island Island 25 kmNE
  • Newton Mere Lake 6 kmE
  • Crose Mere Lake 7 kmE
  • Hawkstone lake Lake 21 kmE

25–60 km1,048 places

  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 51 kmN
  • Hilbre Island Island 58 kmN
  • Little Eye Island 56 kmN
  • Wigg Island Island 54 kmN

60–100 km2,141 places

  • Formby Beach Beach 76 kmN
  • Ainsdale Beach Beach 80 kmN
  • St Anne's Beach Beach 95 kmN
  • Ynys Tywyn Island 80 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Ellesmere Village, Ellesmere Urban
    3.4 km NE
  • Perthy Village, Ellesmere Rural
    0.7 km NW
  • Welsh Frankton Village, Ellesmere Rural
    1.2 km W
  • Newnes Village, Ellesmere Rural
    1.8 km NE
  • Tetchill Village, Ellesmere Rural
    2.2 km E
  • Old Marton Village, Ellesmere Rural
    2.5 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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