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Shorthill

Located in Pontesbury, Shropshire Coordinates: 52°40′06″ N 2°50′50″ W

Map showing the location of Shorthill Shorthill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
87 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport74 km
BHX Birmingham Airport78 km

About Shorthill

Shorthill is a village. Location: Pontesbury, Shropshire. Elevation: 87 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Broompatch and Radlith.

Climate of Shorthill

Best months for sightseeing

Best 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).

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Climate of Shorthill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)705258525257496367697475

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Shorthill

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 74 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 27 km to the east.

Airports

  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 74 kmnorth
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 78 kmeast
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 85 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Telford Population: 155.6K 27 kmeast
  • Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 50 kmeast
  • Dudley Population: 199.1K 55 kmeast
  • Newcastle-under-Lyme Population: 127.7K 55 kmnortheast
  • Stoke-on-Trent Population: 258.4K 58 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Shorthill

Within 100 km: 926 historic and cultural sites, 2,546 natural sites, 180 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km265 places

  • Crose Mere Lake 22 kmN
  • Reservoir Lake 7 kmE
  • Sweat Mere Lake 22 kmN
  • The Wrekin Mountain 20 kmE

25–60 km1,186 places

  • The Island Island 46 kmS
  • Withymoor Island Island 56 kmE
  • Duckbay Island Island 40 kmNE
  • Bromford Stop Island 60 kmE

60–100 km2,201 places

  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 77 kmN
  • Ynys Tywyn Island 91 kmW
  • Hilbre Island Island 84 kmN
  • Ynys Gifftan Island 88 kmW

Straight-line distances.

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