- 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
- 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 sightseeingBest 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 64 | 47 | 53 | 49 | 50 | 56 | 48 | 61 | 63 | 64 | 67 | 68 |
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 placesCities & villages22
- Upton Magna · Municipality
- Welshampton and Lyneal · Municipality
- Wem Rural · Municipality
- Wem Urban · Municipality
- Wentnor · Municipality
- Westbury · Municipality
- West Felton · Municipality
- Weston Rhyn · Municipality
- Weston-under-Redcastle · Municipality
- Wheathill · Municipality
- Whitchurch · Municipality
- Whitchurch Rural · Municipality
- Whittington · Municipality
- Whitton · Municipality
- Whixall · Municipality
- Wistanstow · Municipality
- Withington · Municipality
- Woolstaston · Municipality
- Woore · Municipality
- Worfield · Municipality
- Worthen with Shelve · Municipality
- Wroxeter and Uppington · Municipality
Nature and heritage in Shropshire
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
River Tern River, England7 km E
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Charlton Castle Historic site, Wrockwardine11 km E
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Breidden Hill Mountain, Bausley with Criggion21 km W -
Long Mountain Mountain, Trewern23 km W -
River Roden River, England13 km NE
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The Wrekin Mountain, Little Wenlock13 km E
Sources & licences
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