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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: -1.4269,Lat: 53.6566
Elevation	71 meter above sea level
Local time	11:05:03am
Name province/region	England
Name Subregion	Wakefield
Name	Crofton, Ryhill and Walton

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Foulby	1.3 km	East
2 Sharlston	1.6 km	EastNorthEast
3 Sharlston Common	1.9 km	NorthEast
4 Wintersett	2.3 km	South
5 Wragby	2.5 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Douglas	Isle-of-man	208 km	WestNorthWest
2 Cardiff	Wales	268 km	SouthWest
3 London	England	275 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 Eccup Reservoir (1 km² at a distance of 24.5 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 112.1 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 157 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northern 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 66 km and direction WestSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.6 km2

2.1%

Agriculture

58.3 km2

74.3%

Urban area

13.2 km2

16.9%

Water - Lakes

1 km2

1.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Crofton in country England

Crofton 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	31 km	NorthWest
2 Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	52 km	North
3 Derwent Valley Mills	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	70 km	SouthSouthWest

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Crofton

Type of weather in Crofton	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.31 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1028 mb
Humidity:	67 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	15 hour and 32 minutes
Sunrise :	06:16 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:48 Europe/Amsterdam