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Shropshire

Located in England, United Kingdom Coordinates: 52°40′00″ N 2°45′00″ W

Shropshire
Whitchurch · Colin Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
528,407
528.4K
Elevation
83 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
202
listed under Shropshire
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BHX Birmingham Airport72 km
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport75 km

About Shropshire

Shropshire is a district. Location: England, United Kingdom. Population: 528,407. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (72 km). Nearby sights include River Tern and Charlton Castle.

Climate of Shropshire

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 3° · Rain 67 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (68 mm)
Driest month
February (47 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 Shropshire
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)644753495056486163646768

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Shropshire

The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (BHX), 72 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 20 km to the east.

Airports

  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 72 kmeast
  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 75 kmnorth
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 82 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Telford Population: 155.6K 20 kmeast
  • Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 43 kmeast
  • Dudley Population: 199.1K 49 kmeast
  • Newcastle-under-Lyme Population: 127.7K 51 kmnortheast
  • Walsall Population: 172.1K 53 kmeast

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

Day trips from Shropshire

Within 100 km: 939 historic and cultural sites, 2,480 natural sites, 173 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km228 places

  • Crose Mere Lake 23 kmN
  • Hawkstone lake Lake 24 kmN
  • Reservoir Lake 1 kmSE
  • Sweat Mere Lake 23 kmN

25–60 km1,092 places

  • The Island Island 45 kmS
  • Bevere Island Island 59 kmSE
  • Withymoor Island Island 50 kmSE
  • Duckbay Island Island 38 kmN

60–100 km2,272 places

  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 79 kmN
  • Ynys Tywyn Island 97 kmW
  • Hilbre Island Island 86 kmN
  • Ynys Gifftan Island 94 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Shropshire

202 places

Cities & villages60

Nature and heritage in Shropshire

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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