Whittington Castle
Located in Whittington, Shropshire Coordinates: 52°52′23″ N 3°00′15″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 93 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport52 km
- MAN Manchester Airport72 km
About Whittington Castle
Whittington Castle is a historic site. Location: Whittington, Shropshire.
Whittington Castle is a castle in northern Shropshire, England. The castle was originally a motte-and-bailey castle, but this was replaced in the 13th century by one with buildings around a courtyard whose exterior wall was the curtain wall of the inner bailey. As a castle of the Welsh Marches, it was built on the border of Wales and England very close to the historic fort of Old Oswestry.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Heritage designation
- scheduled monument, Grade I listed building
- Official website
- whittingtoncastle.co.uk
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Whittington Castle
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Michael Garlick · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Lesbardd · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Helmut Zozmann · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Thomas Pennant · Public domain -
David Weston · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Whittington Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 98 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (98 mm)
- Driest month
- July (59 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° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 17° | 14° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 87 | 66 | 74 | 62 | 61 | 67 | 59 | 74 | 83 | 87 | 98 | 95 |
How to get to Whittington Castle
The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 52 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 43 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 52 kmnorth
- Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 72 kmnortheast
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 97 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Telford Population: 155.6K 43 kmsoutheast
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Population: 127.7K 54 kmeast
- Stoke-on-Trent Population: 258.4K 57 kmeast
- Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 58 kmnorth
- Liverpool Population: 496.8K 60 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Whittington Castle
Within 100 km: 823 historic and cultural sites, 2,389 natural sites, 197 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km260 places
- Newton Mere Lake 11 kmE
- Crose Mere Lake 11 kmE
- Sweat Mere Lake 11 kmE
- Cyrn-y-Brain Mountain 21 kmNW
25–60 km1,135 places
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 52 kmN
- Hilbre Island Island 59 kmN
- Little Eye Island 57 kmN
- Wigg Island Island 57 kmN
60–100 km2,014 places
- Formby Beach Beach 77 kmN
- Ainsdale Beach Beach 82 kmN
- St Anne's Beach Beach 97 kmN
- Ynys Tywyn Island 76 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Park Hall Landmark, Whittington1.5 km W -
Oswestry Castle Historic site, Oswestry3.7 km W -
Hisland Castle Mound Historic site, Oswestry Rural3.8 km S
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Castell Brogyntyn Historic site, Selattyn and Gobowen5.2 km W
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Chirk Castle Historic site, Chirk9 km NW -
St Martins Historic site, Weston Rhyn6.8 km NW
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Ellesmere Castle Historic site, Ellesmere Urban8.6 km NE -
West Felton Historic site, West Felton6.1 km S
Nearest towns and villages
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Whittington Village, Whittington0.1 km E
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Oswestry Town, Oswestry3.6 km W
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Gobowen Village, Selattyn and Gobowen3.4 km NW
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Babbinswood Village, Whittington1.3 km SE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources