Alton Priors

General information - Location

Country	England
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -1.8434,Lat: 51.3592
Elevation	155 meter above sea level
Local time	14:42:53pm
Name province/region	England
Name Subregion	Wiltshire
Name	Pewsey Vale

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Alton Barnes	0.3 km	WestSouthWest
2 Stanton St Bernard	1.8 km	West
3 Woodborough	2.4 km	South
4 West Stowell	2.8 km	East
5 Wilcot	3.6 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cardiff	Wales	94 km	WestNorthWest
2 London	England	121 km	East
3 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	218 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The English Channel is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 55 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named UK South West. The nearest bigger lake is Chew Valley Lake (4.4 km² at a distance of 52.8 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 65 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 91 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 78%, hill: 22%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
North Wessex Downs

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport London Heathrow Airport (at a distance of 97 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.5 km2

0.6%

Agriculture

78.1 km2

99.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Alton Priors in country England

Alton Priors at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	20 km	South
2 City of Bath	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	36 km	WestNorthWest
3 Blenheim Palace	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	63 km	NorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Woodborough

Type of weather in Woodborough	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.66 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1008 mb
Humidity:	73 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	15 hour and 8 minutes
Sunrise :	06:30 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:37 Europe/Amsterdam