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General information - Location

Country	England
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -2.987,Lat: 52.626
Elevation	157 meter above sea level
Local time	16:42:42pm
Name province/region (Country)	England
Wiki-website Subregion (Unitary Authority)	Shropshire
Name	Chirbury and Worthen
Other place with same name 1	Leigh England - Wigan
Other place with same name 2	Leigh England - Worcestershire
Other place with same name 3	Leigh England - Wiltshire
Other place with same name 4	Leigh England - Surrey
Other place with same name 5	Leigh England - Kent
Other place with same name 6	Leigh England - Dorset

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Worthen	1.3 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Brockton	1.7 km	NorthWest
3 Betton	1.8 km	WestSouthWest
4 Hope	2.3 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Wagbeach	3 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cardiff	Wales	126 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Douglas	Isle-of-man	198 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Dublin	Ireland	234 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Irish Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 64 km (direction West).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 34.9 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 4.9 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 6.9 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 57%, hill: 43%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Birmingham International Airport (at a distance of 86 km and direction EastSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

3.1 km2

Nature

3.5 km2

4.5%

Agriculture

71.2 km2

90.7%

Urban area

0.4 km2

0.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Leigh in country England

Leigh at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Ironbridge Gorge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	35 km	East
2 Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	39 km	North
3 Jodrell Bank Observatory	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	82 km	NorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Westbury

Type of weather in Westbury	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	2 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.53 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1001 mb
Humidity:	85 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	8 hour and 25 minutes
Sunrise :	08:45 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	17:10 Europe/Amsterdam