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Wem

Located in Wem Urban, Shropshire Coordinates: 52°51′30″ N 2°43′06″ W

Wem
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Population
5,870
5.9K
Elevation
82 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 Airport54 km
MAN Manchester Airport62 km

About Wem

Wem is a town. Location: Wem Urban, Shropshire. Population: 5,870. Elevation: 82 m.

From Wikipedia

Wem is a market town in the civil parish of Wem Urban, in Shropshire, England, 9 miles (14 km) north of Shrewsbury and 9 miles (14 km) south of Whitchurch. The name is derived from the Old English term wamm, meaning "marsh". As a caput of a barony and a large manor and parish Wem was a centre for justice and local government for centuries, and the headquarters of the North Shropshire District Council until Shropshire became a unitary authority.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Official website
wem.gov.uk

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Wem

From Wikivoyage

Wem is a small market town in Shropshire.

Get in+

By train:

1 Wem train station is served by Arriva Trains (Wales) from Shrewsbury, roughly every 2 hours, journey takes around 20 minutes and costs £3.10. Trains also run in the opposite direction from Cheshire.

By bus:

Arriva buses from Shrewsbury, journey takes roughly 1 hour.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Climate of Wem

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 3° · Rain 71 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (71 mm)
Driest month
February (46 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
Climate of Wem
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)624653505156506265667169

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Wem

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 54 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 27 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 54 kmnorth
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 62 kmnortheast
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 80 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Telford Population: 155.6K 27 kmsoutheast
  • Newcastle-under-Lyme Population: 127.7K 36 kmnortheast
  • Stoke-on-Trent Population: 258.4K 39 kmnortheast
  • Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 50 kmsoutheast
  • Walsall Population: 172.1K 58 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Wem

Within 100 km: 855 historic and cultural sites, 2,371 natural sites, 199 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km121 places

  • Duckbay Island Island 17 kmNE
  • Newton Mere Lake 10 kmNW
  • Crose Mere Lake 9 kmW
  • Hawkstone lake Lake 6 kmE

25–60 km1,010 places

  • Birch Island Island 57 kmN
  • Wigg Island Island 55 kmN
  • Spike Island Island 55 kmN
  • Chasewater Lake 56 kmE

60–100 km2,294 places

  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 60 kmNW
  • Formby Beach Beach 83 kmN
  • Ainsdale Beach Beach 87 kmN
  • Ynys Tywyn Island 95 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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