- Elevation
- 79 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport64 km
- MAN Manchester Airport76 km
About Grafton
Grafton is a village. Location: Pimhill, Shropshire. Elevation: 79 m.
Grafton is a hamlet in the civil parish of Bomere Heath and District, in Shropshire, England. Its name probably refers to a coppiced wood. It is situated to the northwest of Shrewsbury. The River Perry flows by to the north, and on the other side is the small village of Yeaton.
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Climate of Grafton
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 3° · Rain 74 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- December (75 mm)
- Driest month
- July (49 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° | 10° | 12° | 16° | 18° | 21° | 20° | 17° | 14° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 70 | 52 | 58 | 52 | 52 | 57 | 49 | 63 | 67 | 69 | 74 | 75 |
How to get to Grafton
The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 64 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 28 km to the east.
Airports
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 64 kmnorth
- Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 76 kmnortheast
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 81 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Telford Population: 155.6K 28 kmeast
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Population: 127.7K 49 kmnortheast
- Stoke-on-Trent Population: 258.4K 52 kmnortheast
- Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 52 kmeast
- Dudley Population: 199.1K 59 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Grafton
Within 100 km: 902 historic and cultural sites, 2,476 natural sites, 188 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km222 places
- Newton Mere Lake 16 kmN
- Crose Mere Lake 12 kmN
- Hawkstone lake Lake 18 kmNE
- Reservoir Lake 12 kmSE
25–60 km1,129 places
- The Island Island 56 kmS
- Withymoor Island Island 60 kmSE
- Duckbay Island Island 31 kmNE
- Lake Vyrnwy Lake 45 kmW
60–100 km2,215 places
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 67 kmN
- Formby Beach Beach 91 kmN
- Ainsdale Beach Beach 96 kmN
- Ynys Tywyn Island 89 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Fitz Historic site, Pimhill1.3 km SE
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Bicton The Isle Historic site, Bicton2.7 km SE
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Little Ness Castle Mound Historic site, Little Ness3.2 km NW
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Little Shrawardine Motte Historic site, Alberbury with Cardeston5.4 km SW
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Shrawardine Castle Historic site, Montford4.7 km SW
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The Cliffe Mountain, Little Ness4.9 km NW
Sources & licences
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