Wilcott Castle Mound
Located in Great Ness, Shropshire Coordinates: 52°45′38″ N 2°55′14″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 75 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport64 km
- MAN Manchester Airport78 km
About Wilcott Castle Mound
Wilcott Castle Mound is a historic site. Location: Great Ness, Shropshire. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (64 km). Nearby sights include Kinton and Oliver's Point.
Photos of Wilcott Castle Mound
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Alberbury Castle Peter Craine · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Wilcott Castle Mound
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 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- December (75 mm)
- Driest month
- July (49 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° | 10° | 12° | 16° | 18° | 21° | 20° | 17° | 14° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 70 | 52 | 58 | 52 | 52 | 57 | 49 | 63 | 67 | 69 | 74 | 75 |
How to get to Wilcott Castle Mound
The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 64 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 33 km to the east.
Airports
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 64 kmnorth
- Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 78 kmnortheast
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 86 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Telford Population: 155.6K 33 kmeast
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Population: 127.7K 53 kmnortheast
- Stoke-on-Trent Population: 258.4K 56 kmnortheast
- Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 57 kmeast
- Dudley Population: 199.1K 64 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Wilcott Castle Mound
Within 100 km: 886 historic and cultural sites, 2,474 natural sites, 190 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km275 places
- Newton Mere Lake 16 kmN
- Crose Mere Lake 13 kmN
- Hawkstone lake Lake 23 kmNE
- Reservoir Lake 16 kmSE
25–60 km1,167 places
- The Island Island 57 kmS
- Ynys Goediog Island 58 kmW
- Duckbay Island Island 34 kmNE
- Lake Vyrnwy Lake 39 kmW
60–100 km2,108 places
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 66 kmN
- Formby Beach Beach 90 kmN
- Ainsdale Beach Beach 95 kmN
- Ynys Tywyn Island 83 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Kinton Historic site, Great Ness1.4 km NW
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Oliver's Point Mountain, Great Ness1.4 km NE
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Little Ness Castle Mound Historic site, Little Ness3.1 km NE
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Little Shrawardine Motte Historic site, Alberbury with Cardeston3.7 km S
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Alberbury Castle Historic site, Alberbury with Cardeston4.6 km SW
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Shrawardine Castle Historic site, Montford3.7 km SE
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The Cliffe Mountain, Little Ness2.5 km NE
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Ruyton Castle Historic site, Ruyton-XI-Towns3.9 km N
Nearest towns and villages
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Wilcott Village, Great Ness0.5 km NW
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Nesscliffe Village, Great Ness0.9 km N
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Kinton Village, Great Ness1.2 km NW
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Felton Butler Village, Great Ness1.7 km SE
Sources & licences
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