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Stowe Shropshire

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Art Galleries 11 Museums 8 Theatres 5 Holiday Parks 4 Golf Courses 2 Go Karting 2 Racecourses 1 Lakes 1 Park and Gardens 1 Zoos 1 Stadiums 1 Other Attractions 1

Local servicesHospitalKnighton Hospital1.7 miGP surgeryWylcwm Street Surgery1.5 miPharmacyBoots1.5 miDentistCraven Arms Dental Practice9.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service

SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryKnighton Church In Wales Primary School168 pupils1.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools

Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX54 miRailway stationKnighton1.3 miBus stationKnighton Bus Station1.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LD7 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LD7 postcode district.

County or areaShropshire

Postcode districtLD7

Telephone codeNot listed

Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)

Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 48 min4:49 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 41 min8:19 am – 4:00 pm

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People6,106 residentsin the Clun & Bucknell census areaMedian age 57.32,741 households75% of homes owner-occupied59% owned outright7% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021

Work and commuting2.3% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 2,783 in work, 36% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 16%, health and social work 12%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 54% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle28% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021

Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021

ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C976 mm of rain a year, 32 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January68 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)

Nearby landmarksCaleck's Poollake · 1.1 miPen-y-wern Hillmountain · 3.4 miStow Hillhill · under a milePitts Dinglevalley · under a mileHarley's Mountainmountain · 3.5 miLittle Knollhill · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names

Parks and green spacesOffa's Dyke Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 3 haKnighton Golf Coursegolf course · 1.7 mi · 21 haBryn-y-Castell Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.4 mi · 4 haThe Greenpark · 3.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace

Earthquakes107 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 19906 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202614 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database

Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea

Air qualityNO₂ 2.4 · PM_2.5 4.5 · PM₁₀ 7.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid

Broadband35% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband71% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)3.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,952 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025

Elevation204 m669 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 154 to 425 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50

Art Galleries

Art Galleries in Stowe

GALLERY - Bishop's Castle, Bishops Castle
32 High Street, Bishop's Castle, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BQ · 9.7 mi
Bleddfa Centre - Bleddfa, Knighton
Bleddfa, Bleddfa, Knighton, LD7 1PA · 7.1 mi
Old Surgery - Clun, Craven Arms
11 High Street, Clun, Craven Arms, SY7 8JB · 4.7 mi
Tower House Gallery - Knighton
29 High Street, Knighton, LD7 1AT · 1.6 mi
Berkeley Studio - Buckton, Craven Arms
Buckton Park, Buckton, Craven Arms, SY7 0JU · 4.6 mi
School House Crafts - Leintwardine
High Street, Leintwardine, SY7 0LQ · 5.9 mi
Lion Gallery - Leominster
15 Broad Street, Leominster, HR6 8BT · 14.5 mi
Material - Ludlow
131 Corve Street, Ludlow, SY8 2PG · 12.6 mi
Valentyne Dawes Gallery - Ludlow
Church Street, Ludlow, SY8 1AP · 12.5 mi
Framing Gallery - Leominster
16 Corn Square, Leominster, HR6 8LR · 14.7 mi
Fir Tree Cottage Crafts - Ludlow
11 Tower Street, Ludlow, SY8 1RL · 12.6 mi

Museums

Museums in Stowe

Bishops Castle Railway Society - Bishop's Castle
School Lane, Bishop's Castle, SY9 5BQ · 9.7 mi
Bishops Castle Heritage Resource Centre - Bishop's Castle, Bishops Castle
Chapel Yd, Bishop's Castle, Bishops Castle, SY9 5DE · 9.7 mi
Judge's Lodging - Presteigne
Presteigne, LD8 2AD · 5.6 mi
Land Of Lost Content - Craven Arms
Market Street, Craven Arms, SY7 9NW · 9.7 mi
Ludlow Museum - Ludlow
Castle Square, Ludlow, SY8 1AS · 12.5 mi
Ludlow Museum Resource Centre - Ludlow
Corve Street, Ludlow, SY8 2PG · 12.6 mi
Leominster Museum - Leominster
Etnam Street, Leominster, HR6 8AN · 14.8 mi
Ludlow Library & Museum Resource Centre - Ludlow
Corve Street, Ludlow, SY8 2PG · 12.6 mi

Theatres

Theatres in Stowe

Pentabus Theatre Co - Bromfield, Ludlow
The Old School, Bromfield, Ludlow, SY8 2JU · 10.8 mi
LightsDown Theatre School (Ludlow) - Orleton, Near Ludlow
Orleton Village Hall, Orleton, Orleton, Near Ludlow, SY8 4HD · 11.7 mi
Art Courses:Paul Priestley - Luston, Leominster
Ashfield Cottage, Luston, Luston, Leominster, HR6 0EA · 12.6 mi
About Face Theatre Co - Leominster
15A Church Street, Leominster, HR6 8NE · 14.6 mi
appletree theatre company - Middleton, Ludlow
Bramley Lodge, Middleton, Middleton, Ludlow, SY8 3EP · 14.5 mi

Holiday Parks

Holiday Parks in Stowe

Middle Woodbatch Farm - Bishop's Castle, Bishops Castle
Woodbatch Rd, Bishop's Castle, Bishops Castle, SY9 5JS · 9.2 mi
Rockbridge Park - Presteigne
Rockridge Park, Presteigne, LD8 2NF · 5.0 mi
Arrow Bank Country Holiday Park - Eardisland, Leominster
Eardisland, Eardisland, Leominster, HR6 9BG · 11.2 mi
Artisham Holiday Park - Onibury, Craven Arms
A49, Onibury, Craven Arms, SY7 9BA · 9.5 mi

Golf Courses

Golf Courses in Stowe

Knighton Golf Club - Knighton
Under Ffrydd Wood, Knighton, LD7 1DL · 1.9 mi
Elm lodge Golf Course - Ludlow
Elm Lodge, Fishmore, Ludlow, SY8 3DP · 12.8 mi

Go Karting

Go Karting in Stowe

Herefordshire Raceway - Weobley, Hereford
Lower Hurst, Weobley, Weobley, Hereford, HR4 8QY · 13.7 mi
Border Kart Racing - Kinsham, Presteigne
The Barn, Kinsham, Kinsham, Presteigne, LD8 2HN · 6.2 mi

Racecourses

Racecourses in Stowe

llanbadarn fynydd motox practise track - Llanbadarn Fynydd, Llandrindod Wells
Llanbadarn Fynydd, Llandrindod Wells, LD1 6UA · 12.9 mi

Lakes

Lakes in Stowe

Pearl Lake Leisure Park - Shobdon, Hereford
Shobdon, Leominster, Shobdon, Hereford, HR6 9NQ · 8.8 mi

Park and Gardens

Park and Gardens in Stowe

WHIMBLE GARDENS - Kinnerton, Presteigne
Kinnerton, Kinnerton, Presteigne, LD8 2PD · 7.1 mi

Zoos

Zoos in Stowe

Doittra - Leominster
8 Middlemarsh, Leominster, HR6 8UR · 14.3 mi

Stadiums

Stadiums in Stowe

Ludlow Racecourse - Bromfield
Bromfield, SY8 2BT · 11.3 mi

Other Attractions

Other Attractions in Stowe

Jo Mattox - Church Stoke, Montgomery
Wain House, Church Stoke, Montgomery, SY15 6AG · 13.1 mi

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