Barton emerges from the Cheshire plain as a collection of quiet lanes and ancient hedgerows that have long anchored the local earth. It lies 7.9 miles south-south-east of Chester (from Chester: bearing 160°T, OS grid SJ 448 542), and is situated west of Clutton village. The landscape here carries a singular stillness, where the light slants low over fields to catch the mossy edges of the Bowl Barrow 120M North-East Of Rose Farm. This prehistoric mound rises from the pasture like a dormant secret, guarding the horizon against the encroaching modernity of the wider county. Nearby, the water of the Mill Race holds the sky in a mirror of dark glass, reflecting the patient industry of the past that once drove the local economy. Barton remains defined by these subtle elevations and the slow, deliberate movement of water through the surrounding brooklands. Each turn of the narrow road reveals how the geography of the land dictates the shape of the habitations, keeping Barton anchored to the rhythms of the seasons. The air here feels heavy with the memory of working mills, yet it is the profound silence of the open fields that defines the character of the day.
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Live animated radar for Barton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Barton, Cheshire, 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. Coastal tide gauge readings are sourced from the Environment Agency National Tide Gauge Network in near real-time (15-minute updates), with marine wave and sea surface temperature data from the Open-Meteo Marine API. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Barton includes coordinates 53.082819, -2.825509, in the county of Cheshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Barton is available on the Barton map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Cheshire 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.