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Shipton Hill

Located in Rushbury, Shropshire Coordinates: 52°31′31″ N 2°39′57″ W

Map showing the location of Shipton Hill Shipton Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
274 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Longville in the Dale
1.9 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BHX Birmingham Airport63 km
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport91 km

About Shipton Hill

Shipton Hill is a mountain. Location: Rushbury, Shropshire. Elevation: 274 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Fegg Hill and Woodside Hill.

Climate of Shipton Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 2° · Rain 85 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
December (88 mm)
Driest month
July (56 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 Shipton Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°14°17°19°19°16°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°8°10°10°8°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)846069585766567373788588

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Shipton Hill

The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (BHX), 63 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 22 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 63 kmeast
  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 91 kmnorth
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 95 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Telford Population: 155.6K 22 kmnortheast
  • Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 37 kmeast
  • Dudley Population: 199.1K 40 kmeast
  • West Bromwich Population: 103.1K 46 kmeast
  • Walsall Population: 172.1K 47 kmeast

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

Day trips from Shipton Hill

Within 100 km: 945 historic and cultural sites, 2,413 natural sites, 145 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km217 places

  • Reservoir Lake 16 kmN
  • The Wrekin Mountain 18 kmNE
  • Titterstone Clee Hill Mountain 15 kmS
  • Brown Clee Hill Mountain 7 kmSE

25–60 km1,109 places

  • The Island Island 29 kmS
  • Bevere Island Island 44 kmSE
  • Withymoor Island Island 40 kmE
  • Duckbay Island Island 53 kmN

60–100 km2,177 places

  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 96 kmN
  • Alney Island Island 79 kmS
  • Horninglow island Island 77 kmNE
  • Glover's Island Island 68 kmSE

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