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General information - Location

CountryEngland
Part ofUnited Kingdom
Location in country West
Location in EuropeWest Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: -2.8464,Lat: 52.7401 marker
Elevation62 meter above sea level
Local time9:44:22am
Name province/regionEngland
Name SubregionShropshire
Name Loton

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 Montford Bridge0.7 km South
2 Montford1.6 km SouthWest
3 Ensdon2.2 km WestNorthWest
4 Bicton2.2 km SouthEast
5 Fitz2.6 km EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 Cardiff    Wales140 km SouthSouthWest
2 Douglas   Isle-of-man192 km NorthNorthWest
3 Dublin   Ireland239 km WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Irish Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 57 km (direction North).The coastline is located in another country namely Wales.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Severn. The nearest bigger lake is Llyn Efyrnwy (5.5 km2 at a distance of 40.9 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 7.9 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 11.1 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Manchester Airport (at a distance of 78 km and direction NorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

 Forest   0.7 km2 
 0.9% 
 Agriculture   73.5 km2 
 93.7% 
 Urban area   1.6 km2 
 2.1% 

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation


Location of Forton in country England


Forton at Physical map (height map)


Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Name Country Distance Direction
1 Ironbridge GorgeUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland28 km SouthEast
2 Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and CanalUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland30 km NorthNorthWest
3 Jodrell Bank ObservatoryUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland66 km NorthEast


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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)


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Current weather at Bicton

Type of weather in Bictonbroken clouds weericoon
Current temperature: 15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours : No precipitation
Wind: 1.54 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction: North
Air pressure: 1027 mb
Humidity: 76 %
Daylength at 9 May 2024:15 hour and 28 minutes
Sunrise :06:23 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :21:51 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather coming 24 hours

Bicton - GB (longitude: -2.8464, latitude: 52.7401)
Distance weather station to place (direction N): 0 Kilometers

11:00
16 degrees
1027 mbar
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14:00
18 degrees
1026 mbar
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17:00
19 degrees
1024 mbar
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20:00
13 degrees
1025 mbar
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23:00
11 degrees
1025 mbar
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2:00
11 degrees
1024 mbar
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5:00
12 degrees
1024 mbar
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8:00
17 degrees
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