Chorley

General information - Location

Country	England
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -2.4452,Lat: 52.4474
Elevation	100 meter above sea level
Local time	12:56:49pm
Name province/region	England
Name Subregion	Shropshire
Name	Cleobury Mortimer

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Billingsley	1.8 km	East
2 Sidbury	2.5 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Stottesdon	2.7 km	West
4 Kinlet	3.9 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Highley	4 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cardiff	Wales	117 km	SouthWest
2 London	England	204 km	SouthEast
3 Douglas	Isle-of-man	234 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Irish Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 97 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Wales.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Severn. The nearest bigger lake is Chasewater (0.9 km² at a distance of 41.2 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 36.3 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 51 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 99%, hill: 1%, The hills are mainly eastern 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 47 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

4.9 km2

6.2%

Agriculture

72.5 km2

92.3%

Urban area

0.8 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Chorley in country England

Chorley 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	20 km	North
2 Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	73 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Blaenavon Industrial Landscape	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	87 km	SouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Kinlet

Type of weather in Kinlet	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.45 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1004 mb
Humidity:	91 %
Daylength at 27 April 2024:	14 hour and 43 minutes
Sunrise :	06:45 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:28 Europe/Amsterdam