Shrewsbury Castle
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire Coordinates: 52°42′38″ N 2°44′57″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 63 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport70 km
- BHX Birmingham Airport74 km
About Shrewsbury Castle
Shrewsbury Castle is a historic site. Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire.
Shrewsbury Castle is a red sandstone castle in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. It stands on a hill in the neck of the meander of the River Severn on which the town originally developed. The castle, directly above Shrewsbury railway station, is a Grade I listed building.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1070
- Heritage designation
- scheduled monument, Grade I listed building
- Official website
- shrewsburymuseum.org.uk
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Shrewsbury Castle
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Miscellaneous Items in High Demand, PPOC, Library of Congress · Public domain -
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Hugh Llewelyn · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Shrewsbury Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 3° · Rain 67 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- December (68 mm)
- Driest month
- February (47 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) | 7° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 18° | 14° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 64 | 47 | 53 | 49 | 50 | 56 | 48 | 61 | 63 | 64 | 67 | 68 |
How to get to Shrewsbury Castle
The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 70 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 21 km to the east.
Airports
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 70 kmnorth
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 74 kmeast
- Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 78 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Telford Population: 155.6K 21 kmeast
- Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 45 kmeast
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Population: 127.7K 47 kmnortheast
- Stoke-on-Trent Population: 258.4K 50 kmnortheast
- Dudley Population: 199.1K 51 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Shrewsbury Castle
Within 100 km: 933 historic and cultural sites, 2,471 natural sites, 175 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km209 places
- Newton Mere Lake 22 kmN
- Crose Mere Lake 19 kmN
- Hawkstone lake Lake 19 kmNE
- Reservoir Lake 5 kmS
25–60 km1,084 places
- The Island Island 50 kmS
- Withymoor Island Island 52 kmSE
- Duckbay Island Island 33 kmN
- Bromford Stop Island 55 kmSE
60–100 km2,286 places
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 75 kmN
- Formby Beach Beach 98 kmN
- Ynys Tywyn Island 96 kmW
- Hilbre Island Island 82 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Greenhous Meadow Landmark, Shrewsbury2.4 km S
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Meole Brace Tower Landmark, Shrewsbury2.4 km S
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Bank Farm Mound Historic site, Shrewsbury2.6 km SW
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Shrewsbury Mediumwave Transmitter Landmark, Shrewsbury2.9 km SW
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Queen Eleanors Bower Historic site, Uffington4.3 km E
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Bicton The Isle Historic site, Bicton5.4 km NW
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Ebury Camp Historic site, Uffington6.3 km NE
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Fitz Historic site, Pimhill6.8 km NW
Nearest towns and villages
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Shrewsbury City, Shrewsbury0.2 km W
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Castlefields Neighbourhood, Shrewsbury0.7 km NE
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Coleham Neighbourhood, Shrewsbury0.8 km S
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Cherry Orchard Neighbourhood, Shrewsbury0.8 km E
Sources & licences
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