Viroconium Cornoviorum
Located in Wroxeter and Uppington, Shropshire Coordinates: 52°40′13″ N 2°38′50″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 56 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- BHX Birmingham Airport66 km
- LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport75 km
About Viroconium Cornoviorum
Viroconium Cornoviorum is a historic site. Location: Wroxeter and Uppington, Shropshire. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (66 km). Nearby sights include River Tern and Charlton Castle.
Photos of Viroconium Cornoviorum
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Acton Burnell Castle MortimerCat · CC BY 3.0
Climate of Viroconium Cornoviorum
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 3° · Rain 65 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- December (66 mm)
- Driest month
- February (44 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° | 10° | 12° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 18° | 14° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 62 | 44 | 52 | 47 | 50 | 57 | 47 | 63 | 60 | 60 | 65 | 66 |
How to get to Viroconium Cornoviorum
The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (BHX), 66 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 13 km to the east.
Airports
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 66 kmeast
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 75 kmnorth
- Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 79 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Telford Population: 155.6K 13 kmeast
- Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 37 kmeast
- Dudley Population: 199.1K 43 kmsoutheast
- Walsall Population: 172.1K 46 kmeast
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Population: 127.7K 46 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Viroconium Cornoviorum
Within 100 km: 932 historic and cultural sites, 2,383 natural sites, 160 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km181 places
- Hawkstone lake Lake 22 kmN
- Reservoir Lake 7 kmW
- The Wrekin Mountain 6 kmE
- Brown Clee Hill Mountain 22 kmS
25–60 km1,010 places
- The Island Island 46 kmS
- Bevere Island Island 56 kmSE
- Withymoor Island Island 44 kmSE
- Duckbay Island Island 37 kmN
60–100 km2,284 places
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 81 kmNW
- Hilbre Island Island 89 kmNW
- Alney Island Island 94 kmS
- Horninglow island Island 71 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
River Tern River, England1.5 km N
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Charlton Castle Historic site, Wrockwardine4.4 km NE
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Charlton Hill Mountain, Wroxeter and Uppington2.6 km E
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Acton Burnell Castle Historic site, Acton Burnell7 km SW
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Cressage Historic site, Cressage5 km SE
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Shrewsbury Castle Historic site, Shrewsbury8.2 km NW -
Queen Eleanors Bower Historic site, Uffington6 km NW
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Greenhous Meadow Landmark, Shrewsbury7.2 km W
Nearest towns and villages
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Wroxeter Village, Wroxeter and Uppington<0.1 km W
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Norton Village, Wroxeter and Uppington1.4 km N
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Donnington Village, Wroxeter and Uppington1.6 km SE
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Uckington Village, Wroxeter and Uppington2.1 km NE
Sources & licences
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