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Market Drayton

Located in Shropshire, England Coordinates: 52°54′08″ N 2°29′27″ W

Map showing the location of Market Drayton Market Drayton
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
99 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
4
listed under Market Drayton
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
MAN Manchester Airport52 km
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport54 km

About Market Drayton

Market Drayton is a municipality. Location: Shropshire, England. Elevation: 99 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (52 km). Nearby sights include Fordhall and Tern Hill.

Climate of Market Drayton

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 72 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (72 mm)
Driest month
February (48 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 Market Drayton
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°9°12°15°18°20°20°17°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)654856505463506862657270

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Market Drayton

The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (MAN), 52 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle-under-Lyme, 20 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 52 kmnorth
  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 54 kmnorthwest
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 71 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle-under-Lyme Population: 127.7K 20 kmnortheast
  • Stoke-on-Trent Population: 258.4K 23 kmnortheast
  • Telford Population: 155.6K 25 kmsouth
  • Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 43 kmsoutheast
  • Walsall Population: 172.1K 49 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Market Drayton

Within 100 km: 866 historic and cultural sites, 2,000 natural sites, 168 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km101 places

  • Duckbay Island Island 14 kmNW
  • Newton Mere Lake 24 kmW
  • Crose Mere Lake 24 kmW
  • Hawkstone lake Lake 10 kmW

25–60 km840 places

  • Horninglow island Island 59 kmE
  • Brown's Island Island 55 kmE
  • Birch Island Island 48 kmN
  • Wigg Island Island 52 kmN

60–100 km2,093 places

  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 65 kmNW
  • Formby Beach Beach 84 kmNW
  • Ainsdale Beach Beach 87 kmNW
  • Hilbre Island Island 73 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Market Drayton

4 places
  1. 1 Market Drayton 11.8K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

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