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Lower Down

Located in Lydbury North, Shropshire Coordinates: 52°27′19″ N 2°58′41″ W

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Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Lower Down
0.1 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
252 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BHX Birmingham Airport84 km
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport98 km

About Lower Down

Lower Down is a historic site. Location: Lydbury North, Shropshire. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (84 km). Nearby sights include Acton Bank and Sunnyhill.

Climate of Lower Down

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 93 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (101 mm)
Driest month
July (55 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 Lower Down
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°15°17°20°19°16°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°0°2°3°6°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)10172776159675572798793101

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lower Down

The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (BHX), 84 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 43 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 84 kmeast
  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 98 kmnorth
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 110 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Telford Population: 155.6K 43 kmnortheast
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 60 kmsoutheast
  • Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 60 kmeast
  • Dudley Population: 199.1K 61 kmeast
  • West Bromwich Population: 103.1K 67 kmeast

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

Day trips from Lower Down

Within 100 km: 960 historic and cultural sites, 2,624 natural sites, 164 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km397 places

  • Beacon Hill Mountain 18 kmSW
  • Stiperstones Mountain 14 kmN
  • Corndon Hill Mountain 13 kmN
  • Caer Caradoc Hill Mountain 18 kmNE

25–60 km1,281 places

  • The Island Island 28 kmSE
  • Bevere Island Island 56 kmSE
  • Lake Vyrnwy Lake 52 kmNW
  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 47 kmW

60–100 km2,070 places

  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 99 kmN
  • Ynys Tywyn Island 94 kmNW
  • Ynys Gifftan Island 90 kmNW
  • Alney Island Island 82 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Nearest towns and villages

  • Lower Down Village, Lydbury North
    0.1 km NE
  • Acton Village, Lydbury North
    2.7 km W
  • Walcot Village, Lydbury North
    1.2 km NE
  • Brockton Village, Lydbury North
    1.5 km NW

Sources & licences

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