Orton Longueville holds a quiet prominence within the Cambridgeshire landscape, where the legacy of the Huntly family still lingers in the architecture of its older stone walls. It lies 1.4 miles south-west of Peterborough (from Peterborough: bearing 221°T, OS grid TL 177 968). The light here catches the pale limestone of Holy Trinity Church, reflecting a stillness that has survived the encroaching pace of modern expansion. To the west, the waters of Orton Mere mirror the shifting clouds, offering a vast, liquid horizon that anchors the suburban sprawl to the natural world. Residents often wander toward the open paths of Thorpe Meadows and Peterborough Sculpture Park, where contemporary forms rise from the earth as if they were always intended to inhabit the grass. The geography is defined by these low-lying reaches, where the river’s influence keeps the soil heavy and the air perpetually cool. Orton Longueville retains a measured character, balancing the utilitarian needs of its inhabitants with the persistent, ancient pull of the nearby fenland. Even as the seasons turn, the horizon remains wide and indifferent, granting the inhabitants a perspective that feels both intimate and expansive.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Orton Longueville, 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 suburban area. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Orton Longueville includes coordinates 52.556808, -0.264825, 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 Orton Longueville is available on the Orton Longueville 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.