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Leigh

Located in Worthen with Shelve, Shropshire Coordinates: 52°37′29″ N 2°59′12″ W

Map showing the location of Leigh Leigh
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
134 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 Airport80 km
BHX Birmingham Airport86 km

About Leigh

Leigh is a village. Location: Worthen with Shelve, Shropshire. Elevation: 134 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (80 km). Nearby sights include Whitsburn Hill and Bromlow Castle Mound.

Climate of Leigh

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 105 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
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 Leigh
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°12°15°18°20°20°17°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°11°9°6°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)107788568657262788796105111

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Leigh

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 80 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 37 km to the east.

Airports

  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 80 kmnorth
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 86 kmeast
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 94 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Telford Population: 155.6K 37 kmeast
  • Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 59 kmeast
  • Dudley Population: 199.1K 63 kmeast
  • Newcastle-under-Lyme Population: 127.7K 66 kmnortheast
  • Walsall Population: 172.1K 68 kmeast

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

Day trips from Leigh

Within 100 km: 908 historic and cultural sites, 2,607 natural sites, 180 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km360 places

  • Reservoir Lake 17 kmE
  • Stiperstones Mountain 6 kmSE
  • Corndon Hill Mountain 7 kmS
  • Moel y Golfa Mountain 10 kmNW

25–60 km1,276 places

  • The Island Island 44 kmSE
  • Duckbay Island Island 49 kmNE
  • Lake Vyrnwy Lake 40 kmNW
  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 56 kmSW

60–100 km2,059 places

  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 80 kmN
  • Ynys Tywyn Island 84 kmNW
  • Hilbre Island Island 86 kmN
  • Ynys Gifftan Island 81 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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