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Oakengates

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Oakengates

Total population

8,517

Coordinates52.70°, -2.45°

Demographic figures from UK Office for National Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Oakengates is a historic market town and civil parish in the borough of Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire, England. The town's parish population was recorded as 8,517 in the 2001 census.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
52.6952
Longitude
-2.4521
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
237,884
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    3,368
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    3,203
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    3,138
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    3,014
  • Carrion Crow
    Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,806
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2,635
  • Mallard
    Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,537
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,508

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
24
Largest magnitude
4.8
Largest event
2002-09-22

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Notable people from here

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
2.79
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,018

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
203
Avg daily Wikipedia views
7
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Oakengates

Oakengates, Telford, Salop
1969
Dawley, Wellington, Oakengates
Madin (John H. D.) and Partners. · 1966
The country between Wolverhampton and Oakengates
T. H. Whitehead · 1928
Dr. J.R. Hutchinson's report to the Local Government Board on the sanitary circumstances and administration of the Urban District of Oakengates (Shropshire)
Dr. J.R. Hutchinson's report to the Local Government Board on the sanitary circumstances and administration of the Urban District of Oakengates (Shropshire)
J. R. Hutchinson · 1912

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Official Identifiers

ONS — UK Office for National Statistics

ONS code
osgb4000000074562824
Local type
Suburban Area
Region
West Midlands

api.postcodes.io / OS Open Names

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • ONS / OS Open Names — UK official place gazetteer, via api.postcodes.io (OS code, local type, county/unitary, district/borough, region)
  • • ONS — UK Office for National Statistics — api.postcodes.io / OS Open Names