Ritton Castle
Located in Worthen with Shelve, Shropshire Coordinates: 52°34′23″ N 2°58′04″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 326 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- BHX Birmingham Airport84 km
- LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport85 km
About Ritton Castle
Ritton Castle is a historic site. Location: Worthen with Shelve, Shropshire. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (84 km). Nearby sights include Pennerley and Mucklewick Hill.
At a glance
- Heritage designation
- scheduled monument
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Ritton Castle
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Long Mynd - Pole Bank Own Herby talk thyme · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Ritton Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest 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 0°)
- 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 16° | 12° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 1° | 2° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 2° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 107 | 78 | 85 | 68 | 65 | 72 | 62 | 78 | 87 | 96 | 105 | 111 |
How to get to Ritton Castle
The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (BHX), 84 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 37 km to the east.
Airports
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 84 kmeast
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 85 kmnorth
- Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 98 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Telford Population: 155.6K 37 kmeast
- Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 57 kmeast
- Dudley Population: 199.1K 61 kmeast
- West Bromwich Population: 103.1K 66 kmeast
- Worcester Population: 101.7K 66 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ritton Castle
Within 100 km: 929 historic and cultural sites, 2,627 natural sites, 186 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km357 places
- Reservoir Lake 18 kmNE
- Stiperstones Mountain 2 kmNE
- Corndon Hill Mountain 4 kmW
- Moel y Golfa Mountain 16 kmN
25–60 km1,269 places
- The Island Island 38 kmSE
- Duckbay Island Island 53 kmNE
- Lake Vyrnwy Lake 44 kmNW
- Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 54 kmSW
60–100 km2,116 places
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 86 kmN
- Ynys Tywyn Island 87 kmNW
- Hilbre Island Island 92 kmN
- Ynys Gifftan Island 84 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Pennerley Historic site, Worthen with Shelve1.7 km N
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Mucklewick Hill Mountain, Worthen with Shelve1.5 km SW
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Shelve Hill Mountain, Worthen with Shelve2.1 km N
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Buxton Hill Mountain, Worthen with Shelve2.4 km N
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Black Rhadley Hill Mountain, More2.1 km S
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Hyssington Castle Historic site, Churchstoke4.4 km SW
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Nick Knolls Mountain, Worthen with Shelve2.8 km N
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Stiperstones Mountain, Ratlinghope2.4 km NE
Nearest towns and villages
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The Bog Village, Worthen with Shelve1.2 km E
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Pennerley Village, Worthen with Shelve1.4 km NE
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Shelve Village, Worthen with Shelve1.5 km NW
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Tankerville Village, Worthen with Shelve2.1 km NE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources