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Asterton

Located in Myndtown, Shropshire Coordinates: 52°30′55″ N 2°53′19″ W

Map showing the location of Asterton Asterton
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
258 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 Airport78 km
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport91 km

About Asterton

Asterton is a village. Location: Myndtown, Shropshire. Elevation: 258 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (78 km). Nearby sights include Knolls and Long Mynd - Pole Bank.

Climate of Asterton

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 105 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
December (111 mm)
Driest month
July (62 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 Asterton
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°15°17°20°19°16°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°0°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)107788568657262788796105111

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Asterton

The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (BHX), 78 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 35 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 78 kmeast
  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 91 kmnorth
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 101 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Telford Population: 155.6K 35 kmnortheast
  • Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 53 kmeast
  • Dudley Population: 199.1K 55 kmeast
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 58 kmsoutheast
  • West Bromwich Population: 103.1K 61 kmeast

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

Day trips from Asterton

Within 100 km: 951 historic and cultural sites, 2,571 natural sites, 167 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km333 places

  • Reservoir Lake 19 kmNE
  • Titterstone Clee Hill Mountain 23 kmSE
  • Brown Clee Hill Mountain 20 kmE
  • Stiperstones Mountain 8 kmNW

25–60 km1,229 places

  • The Island Island 30 kmS
  • Bevere Island Island 54 kmSE
  • Withymoor Island Island 55 kmE
  • Duckbay Island Island 57 kmN

60–100 km2,127 places

  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 93 kmN
  • Ynys Tywyn Island 95 kmNW
  • Hilbre Island Island 99 kmN
  • Ynys Gifftan Island 92 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

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