Hanslope commands a high limestone ridge that has watched over the northern reaches of Buckinghamshire for centuries. It lies 4.8 miles west-north-west of Newport Pagnell (from Newport Pagnell: bearing 293°T, OS grid SP 804 468), and is situated south-east of Long Street village. The spire of St James the Great rises above the surrounding plains like a stone needle, catching the amber light of dusk long after the lower pastures have retreated into shadow. To the south-west, the gentle slope of Cuckoos' Hill offers a vantage point where the wind carries the scent of damp earth and distant, turning seasons. Beneath the soil, the echoes of medieval industry linger, marked by the moated site near Long Plantation that keeps its own quiet council amidst the modern hedgerows. Hanslope maintains a sturdy, unadorned character, shaped by the practical demands of the agricultural plateau it occupies. The horizon here is wide and demanding, providing a vast canvas for the shifting grey-blue clouds that roll in from the west. Every furrow in the neighbouring fields serves as a rhythmic reminder of the persistent labour required to tame this exposed, windswept ground.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hanslope, Buckinghamshire, England, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, real-time aviation weather (METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport), precipitation radar and Meteosat satellite imagery. Public safety alerts are sourced from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS), covering wind, rain, snow, ice, fog, thunderstorm and extreme heat warnings. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Hanslope includes coordinates 52.114141, -0.826795, in the county of Buckinghamshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Hanslope is available on the Hanslope map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Buckinghamshire weather hub.
Weather data is sourced from the Met Office and the open-source Open-Meteo API, whose ensemble includes the Met Office UKMO model. Severe weather warnings come from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS). River level and tidal data are sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring and National Tide Gauge Network APIs. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate shown where no reporting station is in range. Radar is provided by RainViewer and satellite imagery by EUMETSAT. All data updates automatically on every page visit.