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Buxton Hill

Located in Worthen with Shelve, Shropshire Coordinates: 52°35′36″ N 2°57′19″ W

Map showing the location of Buxton Hill Buxton Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
347 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Tankerville
0.5 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport83 km
BHX Birmingham Airport83 km

About Buxton Hill

Buxton Hill is a mountain. Location: Worthen with Shelve, Shropshire. Elevation: 347 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (83 km). Nearby sights include Nick Knolls and Shelve Hill.

Climate of Buxton Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 105 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
December (111 mm)
Driest month
July (62 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 Buxton Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°14°17°19°19°16°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°-1°1°2°5°8°10°9°7°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)107788568657262788796105111

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Buxton Hill

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 83 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 36 km to the east.

Airports

  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 83 kmnorth
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 83 kmeast
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 96 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Telford Population: 155.6K 36 kmeast
  • Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 56 kmeast
  • Dudley Population: 199.1K 60 kmeast
  • West Bromwich Population: 103.1K 66 kmeast
  • Walsall Population: 172.1K 66 kmeast

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

Day trips from Buxton Hill

Within 100 km: 927 historic and cultural sites, 2,631 natural sites, 186 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km348 places

  • Reservoir Lake 16 kmNE
  • Stiperstones Mountain 2 kmSE
  • Corndon Hill Mountain 6 kmSW
  • Moel y Golfa Mountain 14 kmNW

25–60 km1,264 places

  • The Island Island 40 kmSE
  • Duckbay Island Island 51 kmNE
  • Lake Vyrnwy Lake 43 kmNW
  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 56 kmSW

60–100 km2,132 places

  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 84 kmN
  • Ynys Tywyn Island 87 kmNW
  • Hilbre Island Island 90 kmN
  • Ynys Gifftan Island 84 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Tankerville Village, Worthen with Shelve
    0.5 km SE
  • Stiperstones Village, Worthen with Shelve
    0.8 km NE
  • Pennerley Village, Worthen with Shelve
    1.1 km S
  • Shelve Village, Worthen with Shelve
    1.9 km SW
  • Gravels Village, Worthen with Shelve
    1.9 km W
  • The Bog Village, Worthen with Shelve
    2 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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