Knighton

General information - Location

Country	England
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -2.4029,Lat: 52.9571
Elevation	132 meter above sea level
Local time	13:57:59pm
Name province/region	England
Name Subregion	Staffordshire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Newcastle-under-Lyme
Name	Loggerheads and Whitmore

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Dorrington	0.6 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Pipe Gate	1.2 km	NorthEast
3 Woore	2.3 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Mucklestone	2.7 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Aston	2.8 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cardiff	Wales	171 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Douglas	Isle-of-man	192 km	NorthWest
3 London	England	241 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Irish Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 54 km (direction NorthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Wales.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Severn. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Rudyard Reservoir (0.5 km² at a distance of 28.9 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 21.5 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 30 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 97%, hill: 3%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Manchester Airport (at a distance of 45 km and direction NorthNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

4.1 km2

5.2%

Agriculture

71.5 km2

91%

Urban area

1.8 km2

2.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Knighton in country England

Knighton at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Jodrell Bank Observatory	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	32 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Ironbridge Gorge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	37 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	46 km	WestNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Newcastle-under-Lyme District

Type of weather in Newcastle-under-Lyme District	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.24 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1008 mb
Humidity:	73 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	15 hour and 9 minutes
Sunrise :	06:32 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:40 Europe/Amsterdam