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General information - Location

Country	England
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -2.5724,Lat: 50.736
Elevation	153 meter above sea level
Local time	8:10:04am
Name province/region	England
Name Subregion	Dorset
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	West Dorset
Name	Maiden Newton

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Wynford Eagle	3.1 km	North
2 West Compton	3.4 km	WestNorthWest
3 Winterbourne Abbas	3.6 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Frampton	3.6 km	EastNorthEast
5 Long Bredy	3.9 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cardiff	Wales	95 km	NorthNorthWest
2 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	143 km	South
3 St Helier	Jersey	174 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The English Channel is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 9 km (direction SouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named UK South West. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Cheddar Reservoir (0.7 km² at a distance of 62.2 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 101 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 141 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 94%, hill: 6%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Dorset

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport London Heathrow Airport (at a distance of 169 km and direction EastNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.7 km2

0.9%

Agriculture

77.2 km2

98.5%

Urban area

0.5 km2

0.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Compton Valence in country England

Compton Valence at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Dorset and East Devon Coast	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	30 km	West
2 Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	72 km	NorthEast
3 City of Bath	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	73 km	NorthNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Askerswell

Type of weather in Askerswell	clear sky
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.84 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	14 hour and 57 minutes
Sunrise :	06:38 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:35 Europe/Amsterdam