- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 137 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport55 km
- MAN Manchester Airport75 km
About Oswestry Castle
Oswestry Castle is a historic site. Location: Oswestry, Shropshire.
Oswestry Castle is a medieval castle in the town of Oswestry, Shropshire, England. The castle has also been known as, or recorded in historical documents as: Album Monasterium; Blancminster; Blankmouster; Blancmustier; Croes Oswald; L'Oeuvre; L'uvre; Castle Loure; Luure; Luvre; Lvvre: Castle Philip; Oswaldestre; Meresberie.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Heritage designation
- scheduled monument, Grade II listed building
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Oswestry Castle
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Peter Toms · CC0 -
Whittington Castle AtticTapestry · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Park Hall Wp webbie at English Wikipedia · Public domain
Climate of Oswestry Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 3° · Rain 98 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (98 mm)
- Driest month
- July (59 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 17° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 87 | 66 | 74 | 62 | 61 | 67 | 59 | 74 | 83 | 87 | 98 | 95 |
How to get to Oswestry Castle
The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 55 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 46 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 55 kmnorth
- Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 75 kmnortheast
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 99 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Telford Population: 155.6K 46 kmsoutheast
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Population: 127.7K 57 kmeast
- Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 59 kmnorth
- Stoke-on-Trent Population: 258.4K 61 kmeast
- Liverpool Population: 496.8K 61 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Oswestry Castle
Within 100 km: 804 historic and cultural sites, 2,394 natural sites, 196 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km283 places
- Newton Mere Lake 14 kmE
- Crose Mere Lake 14 kmE
- Sweat Mere Lake 15 kmE
- Cyrn-y-Brain Mountain 21 kmNW
25–60 km1,174 places
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 53 kmN
- Hilbre Island Island 59 kmN
- Little Eye Island 58 kmN
- Wigg Island Island 60 kmNE
60–100 km1,937 places
- Anglesey Island 98 kmNW
- Traeth Lligwy Beach 98 kmNW
- Formby Beach Beach 78 kmN
- Ainsdale Beach Beach 83 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Park Hall Landmark, Whittington2.5 km NE
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Castell Brogyntyn Historic site, Selattyn and Gobowen2.3 km NW
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Whittington Castle Historic site, Whittington3.7 km E
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Hisland Castle Mound Historic site, Oswestry Rural3.6 km SE
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Chirk Castle Historic site, Chirk8.6 km N -
Carreghofa Castle Historic site, Carreghofa8.4 km SW -
Bakers Hill Mountain, Selattyn and Gobowen4.1 km NW
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St Martins Historic site, Weston Rhyn7.2 km N
Nearest towns and villages
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Oswestry Town, Oswestry0.1 km N
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Whittington Village, Whittington3.8 km E
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Gobowen Village, Selattyn and Gobowen4.1 km N
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Trefonen Village, Oswestry Rural4.3 km SW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources