Brockton Castle Mound
Located in Shipton, Shropshire Coordinates: 52°32′22″ N 2°37′13″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 164 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- BHX Birmingham Airport60 km
- LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport90 km
About Brockton Castle Mound
Brockton Castle Mound is a historic site. Location: Shipton, Shropshire. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Fegg Hill and Holdgate Castle.
Photos of Brockton Castle Mound
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Broncroft Castle Archerbarrie · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Brockton Castle Mound
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 85 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 17° | 13° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 0° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 84 | 60 | 69 | 58 | 57 | 66 | 56 | 73 | 73 | 78 | 85 | 88 |
How to get to Brockton Castle Mound
The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (BHX), 60 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 19 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 60 kmeast
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 90 kmnorth
- Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 93 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Telford Population: 155.6K 19 kmnortheast
- Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 34 kmeast
- Dudley Population: 199.1K 37 kmeast
- West Bromwich Population: 103.1K 43 kmeast
- Walsall Population: 172.1K 43 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Brockton Castle Mound
Within 100 km: 955 historic and cultural sites, 2,348 natural sites, 142 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km182 places
- Reservoir Lake 16 kmNW
- The Wrekin Mountain 15 kmN
- Titterstone Clee Hill Mountain 16 kmS
- Brown Clee Hill Mountain 7 kmS
25–60 km1,076 places
- The Island Island 31 kmS
- Bevere Island Island 43 kmSE
- Withymoor Island Island 37 kmE
- Duckbay Island Island 51 kmN
60–100 km2,187 places
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 95 kmN
- Alney Island Island 79 kmS
- Horninglow island Island 74 kmNE
- Glover's Island Island 67 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Fegg Hill Mountain, Shipton2.3 km W
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Holdgate Castle Historic site, Abdon4.5 km SW
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Dove Hill Mountain, Much Wenlock2.5 km N
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Woodside Hill Mountain, Rushbury3 km W
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Easthope Wood Mountain, Hughley3.3 km N
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Shipton Hill Mountain, Rushbury3.5 km SW
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Church Preen Castleyard Historic site, Church Preen5.7 km NW
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Broncroft Castle Historic site, Diddlebury7.9 km SW
Nearest towns and villages
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Brockton Village, Shipton0.2 km W
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Stanton Long Municipality, Shropshire0.8 km S
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Shipton Village, Shipton2.6 km SW
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Weston Village, Monkhopton1.9 km SE
Sources & licences
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