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Village

Catherton

Located in Hopton Wafers, Shropshire Coordinates: 52°24′09″ N 2°30′36″ W

Map showing the location of Catherton Catherton
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
166 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BHX Birmingham Airport52 km
EMA East Midlands Airport93 km

About Catherton

Catherton is a village. Location: Hopton Wafers, Shropshire. Elevation: 166 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (52 km). Nearby sights include Cleobury Mortimer Castle Toot and Cleobury Mortimer Castle Ditches.

Climate of Catherton

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 103 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (108 mm)
Driest month
May (64 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 Catherton
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°15°18°20°20°17°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°10°8°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)105758466647364808696103108

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Catherton

The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (BHX), 52 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 31 km to the north.

Airports

  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 52 kmeast
  • East Midlands Airport (EMA) Nottingham, Leicestershire 93 kmnortheast
  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 106 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Telford Population: 155.6K 31 kmnorth
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 31 kmsoutheast
  • Dudley Population: 199.1K 31 kmeast
  • Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 33 kmnortheast
  • West Bromwich Population: 103.1K 37 kmeast

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

Day trips from Catherton

Within 100 km: 990 historic and cultural sites, 2,121 natural sites, 122 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km147 places

  • The Island Island 21 kmSW
  • Titterstone Clee Hill Mountain 6 kmW
  • Brown Clee Hill Mountain 10 kmNW
  • Caer Caradoc Hill Mountain 25 kmNW

25–60 km1,041 places

  • Glover's Island Island 51 kmSE
  • Crescent Wood Island Island 54 kmE
  • Bevere Island Island 26 kmSE
  • Withymoor Island Island 31 kmE

60–100 km2,045 places

  • Alney Island Island 62 kmS
  • Horninglow island Island 75 kmNE
  • Denny Island Island 99 kmS
  • Brown's Island Island 64 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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