Shrewsbury

General information - Location

Country	England
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -2.7624,Lat: 52.699
Elevation	68 meter above sea level
Local time	7:10:04am
Name province/region	England
Name Subregion	Shropshire
Name	Porthill

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Pulley	2.1 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Redhill	2.6 km	SouthWest
3 Bowbrook	2.8 km	WestNorthWest
4 Bayston Hill	3.1 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Hook-A-Gate	3.3 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cardiff	Wales	137 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Douglas	Isle-of-man	199 km	NorthNorthWest
3 London	England	238 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Irish Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 63 km (direction North).The coastline is located in another country namely Wales.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Severn. The nearest bigger lake is Llyn Efyrnwy (5.5 km² at a distance of 47.1 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 13.6 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 19 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is highly urbanised. 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 74 km and direction EastSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.8 km2

Agriculture

53.3 km2

67.9%

Urban area

20.9 km2

26.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Shrewsbury in country England

Shrewsbury 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	21 km	EastSouthEast
2 Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	37 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Jodrell Bank Observatory	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	67 km	NorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Shrewsbury

Type of weather in Shrewsbury	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	5 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.22 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	90 %
Daylength at 27 April 2024:	14 hour and 45 minutes
Sunrise :	06:46 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:30 Europe/Amsterdam