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General information - Location

Country	Wales
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -3.1172,Lat: 52.6466
Elevation	179 meter above sea level
Local time	19:54:47pm
Name province/region	Wales
Name Subregion	Powys#Powys
Name	Forden

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Hope	1.5 km	NorthEast
2 Cilcewydd	2.4 km	SouthWest
3 Welshpool	2.5 km	NorthWest
4 Trelystan	2.7 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Buttington	2.8 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cardiff	Wales	128 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Douglas	Isle-of-man	192 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Dublin	Ireland	225 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Irish Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 55 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Severn. The nearest bigger lake is Llyn Efyrnwy (5.5 km² at a distance of 26.1 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 2.3 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 3.3 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 67%, hill: 33%, The hills are mainly southeastern 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 Birmingham International Airport (at a distance of 95 km and direction EastSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

6.7 km2

8.6%

Agriculture

67.6 km2

86.1%

Urban area

2.1 km2

2.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Leighton in country Wales

Leighton at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	36 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Ironbridge Gorge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	44 km	EastSouthEast
3 Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	85 km	NorthNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Welshpool

Type of weather in Welshpool	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.42 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1005 mb
Humidity:	81 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	15 hour and 14 minutes
Sunrise :	06:32 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:45 Europe/Amsterdam