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Acton

Located in Lydbury North, Shropshire Coordinates: 52°27′00″ N 3°01′00″ W

Map showing the location of Acton Acton
Location in United Kingdom
Population
1,475
1.5K
Elevation
254 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 Airport86 km
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport99 km

About Acton

Acton is a village. Location: Lydbury North, Shropshire. Population: 1,475. Elevation: 254 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (86 km). Nearby sights include Acton Bank and Acton Bank.

Climate of Acton

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 122 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (133 mm)
Driest month
July (65 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 Acton
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°15°18°20°19°16°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°10°8°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)13294100757078658697110122133

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Acton

The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (BHX), 86 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 46 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 86 kmeast
  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 99 kmnorth
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 112 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Telford Population: 155.6K 46 kmnortheast
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 62 kmsoutheast
  • Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 63 kmeast
  • Dudley Population: 199.1K 64 kmeast
  • West Bromwich Population: 103.1K 70 kmeast

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

Day trips from Acton

Within 100 km: 965 historic and cultural sites, 2,658 natural sites, 164 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km422 places

  • Beacon Hill Mountain 15 kmSW
  • Great Rhos Mountain 24 kmSW
  • Stiperstones Mountain 16 kmN
  • Corndon Hill Mountain 13 kmN

25–60 km1,312 places

  • The Island Island 29 kmSE
  • Bevere Island Island 58 kmSE
  • Lake Vyrnwy Lake 51 kmNW
  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 44 kmW

60–100 km2,053 places

  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 99 kmN
  • Ynys Tywyn Island 92 kmNW
  • Ynys Gifftan Island 89 kmNW
  • Alney Island Island 83 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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