- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 184 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- BHX Birmingham Airport86 km
- LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport98 km
About Acton Bank
Acton Bank is a historic site. Location: Lydbury North, Shropshire. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (86 km). Nearby sights include Acton Bank and Colebatch.
Photos of Acton Bank
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Clun Castle Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Acton Bank
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 17° | 13° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 132 | 94 | 100 | 75 | 70 | 78 | 65 | 86 | 97 | 110 | 122 | 133 |
How to get to Acton Bank
The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (BHX), 86 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 45 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 86 kmeast
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 98 kmnorth
- Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 111 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Telford Population: 155.6K 45 kmnortheast
- Worcester Population: 101.7K 62 kmsoutheast
- Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 62 kmeast
- Dudley Population: 199.1K 63 kmeast
- West Bromwich Population: 103.1K 69 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Acton Bank
Within 100 km: 963 historic and cultural sites, 2,651 natural sites, 167 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km413 places
- Beacon Hill Mountain 16 kmSW
- Great Rhos Mountain 25 kmSW
- Stiperstones Mountain 15 kmN
- Corndon Hill Mountain 12 kmN
25–60 km1,303 places
- The Island Island 29 kmSE
- Bevere Island Island 58 kmSE
- Lake Vyrnwy Lake 50 kmNW
- Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 45 kmSW
60–100 km2,065 places
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 98 kmN
- Ynys Tywyn Island 92 kmNW
- Ynys Gifftan Island 88 kmNW
- Alney Island Island 84 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Acton Bank Mountain, Lydbury North0.6 km NE
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Colebatch Historic site, Colebatch2.2 km N
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Lower Down Historic site, Lydbury North2.2 km E
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Sunnyhill Mountain, Lydbury North1.7 km SE
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Clun Castle Historic site, Clun4.4 km S
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Bicton Castle Mound Historic site, Clun3.5 km SW
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Bryn Hill Mountain, Clun2.3 km NW
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Steppleknoll Mountain, Clun2.3 km S
Nearest towns and villages
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Acton Village, Lydbury North1.1 km SW
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Brockton Village, Lydbury North1.4 km NE
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Bishop's Castle Village, Bishop's Castle3.8 km N
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Clun Village, Clun4.3 km S
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources