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Snead

Located in Churchstoke, Powys Coordinates: 52°31′23″ N 3°00′30″ W

Snead
Phil Catterall · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
153 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BHX Birmingham Airport86 km
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport91 km

About Snead

Snead is a village. Location: Churchstoke, Powys. Elevation: 153 m.

From Wikipedia

Snead is a small village in Powys, Wales. It is situated on the A489 road and the River Camlad. The English border is immediately to the east of the village. The small town of Bishop's Castle is 2.0 miles (3.2 km) to the south. A monastery existed here c. 1200, before moving to Chirbury in Shropshire by 1227. Apothecary and chronicler Oliver Mathews (c. 1520–c. 1618), the first historian of Shrewsbury, retired to live at Snead.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Snead

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 100 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (105 mm)
Driest month
July (57 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 Snead
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°12°15°18°20°20°17°13°9°8°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)102748063596857758391100105

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Snead

The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (BHX), 86 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 42 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 86 kmeast
  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 91 kmnorth
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 104 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Telford Population: 155.6K 42 kmnortheast
  • Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 60 kmeast
  • Dudley Population: 199.1K 63 kmeast
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 65 kmsoutheast
  • West Bromwich Population: 103.1K 69 kmeast

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

Day trips from Snead

Within 100 km: 929 historic and cultural sites, 2,637 natural sites, 174 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km385 places

  • Reservoir Lake 24 kmNE
  • Beacon Hill Mountain 21 kmSW
  • Stiperstones Mountain 8 kmNE
  • Corndon Hill Mountain 5 kmN

25–60 km1,315 places

  • The Island Island 35 kmSE
  • Duckbay Island Island 59 kmNE
  • Lake Vyrnwy Lake 45 kmNW
  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 48 kmSW

60–100 km2,040 places

  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 91 kmN
  • Ynys Tywyn Island 88 kmNW
  • Hilbre Island Island 97 kmN
  • Ynys Gifftan Island 85 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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