Hemingford Grey rests upon the southern banks of the River Great Ouse, where the slow, deliberate current polishes the flint and silt of the Cambridgeshire landscape. It lies 1.2 miles west-south-west of St Ives (from St Ives: bearing 251°T, OS grid TL 294 705), and is situated east-south-east of Hemingford Abbots village. Ancient timber and stone define the local architecture, most notably at The Manor of Hemingford Grey, an exceptional medieval moated site that holds the weight of nine centuries within its weathered frame. Beyond the garden walls, the land flattens into the rich, damp earth of the Hemingford Grey Meadow SSSI, where the grasses bow under the weight of an unending, expansive sky. A quiet dignity permeates the lanes, reflecting a long history of agricultural stewardship that has shaped the character of the soil itself. The light here often takes on a bruised, pearlescent quality, reflecting off the water to illuminate the historic structures with a soft, silver clarity. Lucy Boston, the author of the Green Knowe series, once drew her creative vitality from this very earth, finding in the ancient walls a resonance that transcends the passing of seasons. As the sun dips behind the western horizon, the shadow of the past seems to lengthen across the fields, grounding Hemingford Grey in a stillness that feels both permanent and profound.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hemingford Grey, Cambridgeshire, 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. Soil temperature, soil moisture and evapotranspiration data are provided for agricultural planning in this village. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Hemingford Grey includes coordinates 52.318221, -0.10173, in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Hemingford Grey is available on the Hemingford Grey map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Cambridgeshire 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.