Backford

General information - Location

Country	England
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -2.9001,Lat: 53.2407
Elevation	8 meter above sea level
Local time	22:14:42pm
Name province/region	England
Name Subregion	Cheshire West and Chester
Name	Saughall and Mollington

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Mollington	1.9 km	SouthWest
2 Wervin	2.3 km	East
3 Little Stanney	2.6 km	NorthEast
4 Stoak	2.6 km	EastNorthEast
5 Picton	3.5 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Douglas	Isle-of-man	146 km	NorthWest
2 Cardiff	Wales	195 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Dublin	Ireland	225 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Irish Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 11 km (direction West).The coastline is located in another country namely Wales.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named North West. The nearest bigger lake is Llyn Brenig (3.9 km² at a distance of 44.1 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 4.6 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 6.5 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 16%, low location: 84%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely 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 43 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Agriculture

49.4 km2

63%

Urban area

27.6 km2

35.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Backford in country England

Backford at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	20 km	North
2 Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	33 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Jodrell Bank Observatory	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	40 km	East

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Mollington

Type of weather in Mollington	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.06 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1026 mb
Humidity:	83 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	15 hour and 25 minutes
Sunrise :	06:25 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:50 Europe/Amsterdam