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General information - Location

Country	England
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -1.4091,Lat: 53.594
Elevation	75 meter above sea level
Local time	11:08:51am
Name province/region	England
Name Subregion	Barnsley
Name	North East

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Shafton	1 km	WestSouthWest
2 South Hiendley	1.6 km	NorthEast
3 Cudworth	1.9 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Brierley	2 km	East
5 Grimethorpe	2.7 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Douglas	Isle-of-man	211 km	WestNorthWest
2 Cardiff	Wales	262 km	SouthWest
3 London	England	268 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 65 km (direction East).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Humber. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Howden Reservoir (1.7 km² at a distance of 27.7 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 110.2 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 154 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Manchester Airport (at a distance of 64 km and direction WestSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport (at a distance of 29 km in SouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2.1 km2

2.7%

Agriculture

53.2 km2

67.7%

Urban area

20.1 km2

25.5%

Water - Lakes

0.5 km2

0.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Shafton in country England

Shafton at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Saltaire	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	37 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	59 km	North
3 Derwent Valley Mills	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	63 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Shafton
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Shafton

Type of weather in Shafton	broken clouds
Current temperature:	20 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.41 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1022 mb
Humidity:	54 %
Daylength at 11 May 2024:	15 hour and 42 minutes
Sunrise :	06:10 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:53 Europe/Amsterdam