- Population
- 3,686
- 3.7K
- Elevation
- 94 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport48 km
- MAN Manchester Airport64 km
About Ellesmere
Ellesmere is a village. Location: Ellesmere Urban, Shropshire. Population: 3,686. Elevation: 94 m.
Ellesmere ( ELZ-meer) is a town in the civil parish of Ellesmere Urban, in Shropshire, England; it is located near to the Welsh border, the towns of Oswestry and Whitchurch, and the Welsh city of Wrexham. It is notable for its proximity to a number of prominent meres.
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Photos of Ellesmere
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Ellesmere Castle Jeff Buck · CC BY-SA 2.0
Twin towns and sister cities of Ellesmere
- Diksmuide· Belgium
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Climate of Ellesmere
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 3° · Rain 74 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- 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).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 17° | 14° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 64 | 48 | 55 | 51 | 52 | 56 | 50 | 63 | 67 | 69 | 74 | 71 |
How to get to Ellesmere
The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 48 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 40 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 48 kmnorth
- Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 64 kmnortheast
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 93 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Telford Population: 155.6K 40 kmsoutheast
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Population: 127.7K 46 kmeast
- Stoke-on-Trent Population: 258.4K 49 kmeast
- Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 55 kmnorth
- Liverpool Population: 496.8K 56 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ellesmere
Within 100 km: 848 historic and cultural sites, 2,373 natural sites, 203 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km206 places
- Duckbay Island Island 22 kmNE
- Newton Mere Lake 3 kmE
- Crose Mere Lake 6 kmSE
- Hawkstone lake Lake 18 kmE
25–60 km1,019 places
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 50 kmN
- Hilbre Island Island 57 kmNW
- Little Eye Island 55 kmN
- Birch Island Island 58 kmNE
60–100 km2,199 places
- Formby Beach Beach 74 kmN
- Ainsdale Beach Beach 79 kmN
- St Anne's Beach Beach 94 kmN
- Ynys Tywyn Island 83 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ellesmere Castle Historic site, Ellesmere Urban0.7 km SE
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Ellesmere Castle Mountain, Ellesmere Urban0.7 km E
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George's Wood Mountain, Welshampton and Lyneal2 km E
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Yarnest Wood Mountain, Ellesmere Rural3.2 km SE
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Frankton Hill Mountain, Ellesmere Rural3.4 km SW
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Newton Mere Lake, England3.4 km E
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources