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Plowden

Located in Lydbury North, Shropshire Coordinates: 52°29′03″ N 2°54′55″ W

Map showing the location of Plowden Plowden
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
163 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 Airport79 km
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport95 km

About Plowden

Plowden is a village. Location: Lydbury North, Shropshire. Elevation: 163 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (79 km). Nearby sights include Billings Ring and Plowden Mill.

Climate of Plowden

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 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
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 Plowden
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°12°15°18°21°20°17°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)10172776159675572798793101

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Plowden

The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (BHX), 79 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 38 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 79 kmeast
  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 95 kmnorth
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 105 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Telford Population: 155.6K 38 kmnortheast
  • Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 55 kmeast
  • Dudley Population: 199.1K 57 kmeast
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 58 kmsoutheast
  • West Bromwich Population: 103.1K 63 kmeast

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

Day trips from Plowden

Within 100 km: 954 historic and cultural sites, 2,585 natural sites, 166 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km352 places

  • Reservoir Lake 23 kmNE
  • Titterstone Clee Hill Mountain 23 kmSE
  • Brown Clee Hill Mountain 21 kmE
  • Beacon Hill Mountain 23 kmSW

25–60 km1,257 places

  • The Island Island 28 kmSE
  • Bevere Island Island 54 kmSE
  • Withymoor Island Island 57 kmE
  • Lake Vyrnwy Lake 53 kmNW

60–100 km2,096 places

  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 96 kmN
  • Ynys Tywyn Island 95 kmNW
  • Ynys Gifftan Island 92 kmNW
  • Alney Island Island 82 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

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