Furnace End
Located in Over Whitacre, North Warwickshire District Coordinates: 52°31′10″ N 1°38′04″ W
- Elevation
- 94 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BHX Birmingham Airport11 km
- EMA East Midlands Airport40 km
About Furnace End
Furnace End is a village. Location: Over Whitacre, North Warwickshire District. Elevation: 94 m.
Furnace End is a large hamlet in the civil parish of Over Whitacre, and in the North Warwickshire district of Warwickshire, England. It is on the B4114 where the road intersects with the B4098 approximately midway between the market towns of Coleshill and Atherstone. The hamlet is believed to have acquired its name because of the iron smelting furnaces located there, which were owned by the Jennens family of nearby Nether Whitacre. Population statistics are part of Over Whitacre parish.
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Photos of Furnace End
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Kingsbury Hall David Godfrey · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Furnace End
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 3° · Rain 63 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- December (65 mm)
- Driest month
- February (46 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° | 9° | 12° | 16° | 18° | 21° | 21° | 18° | 14° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 63 | 46 | 50 | 48 | 52 | 58 | 49 | 62 | 59 | 59 | 63 | 65 |
How to get to Furnace End
The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (BHX), 11 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Sutton Coldfield, 13 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 11 kmsouthwest
- East Midlands Airport (EMA) Nottingham, Leicestershire 40 kmnortheast
- Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 102 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Sutton Coldfield Population: 109.9K 13 kmnorthwest
- Coventry Population: 345.3K 15 kmsoutheast
- Solihull Population: 126.6K 15 kmsouthwest
- Birmingham Population: 1.2M 19 kmwest
- West Bromwich Population: 103.1K 24 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Furnace End
Within 100 km: 796 historic and cultural sites, 935 natural sites, 126 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km94 places
- Crescent Wood Island Island 10 kmSW
- Brown's Island Island 23 kmN
- Lake Lake 19 kmS
- Oldbury Hill Mountain 7 kmNE
25–60 km440 places
- Horninglow island Island 32 kmN
- Glover's Island Island 52 kmSW
- Barton Island Island 51 kmNE
- The Islands Island 39 kmE
60–100 km1,323 places
- Alney Island Island 85 kmSW
- Andersey Island Island 98 kmS
- Newark Island Island 82 kmNE
- Rose Isle Island 93 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Shustoke Church End Historic site, Shustoke0.7 km SW
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Maxstoke Castle Historic site, Maxstoke3.4 km SW
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Nether Whitacre Windmill Hill Historic site, Nether Whitacre2.7 km NW
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River Blythe River, England3.3 km W
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Kingsbury Hall Historic site, Kingsbury6.1 km NW
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Fillongley Castle Hills Historic site, Fillongley5.1 km SE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources