Bollington, Cheshire Weather
About Bollington, Cheshire
Bollington holds the rugged edge of the Pennines within its steep, gritstone folds, where the River Dean carves a path through the valley floor. It lies 2.8 miles north-north-east of Macclesfield (from Macclesfield: bearing 26°T, OS grid SJ 936 777), and is situated north-west of Rainow village. Once a powerhouse of the cotton industry, the legacy of its industrial past remains etched in the massive, silent mill buildings that shadow the canal. Today, the local economy has shifted toward independent commerce and tourism, drawing strength from the same water that once powered the looms. The pale, northern light catches the dark stone of these structures, grounding the history of the labouring folk in the very texture of the masonry.
White Nancy stands as a solitary, whitewashed beacon upon the crest of Kerridge Hill, watching over the rooftops and the winding Macclesfield Canal below. The local character is defined by a fierce pride in this steep landscape, where the ruinous remains of Ingersley Clough Mill offer a quiet space for reflection amidst the encroaching moss. Bollington celebrates its vibrant spirit through the annual Bollington Festival, an arts-led gathering that brings a sudden, bright energy to the quiet streets every few years. The town once provided a home for the naturalist and broadcaster David Attenborough’s brother, the late actor Richard Attenborough, whose family connections trace back to the area’s scholarly traditions. Here, the air carries a crisp, upland clarity, and the sound of water rushing over stone provides a constant, rhythmic pulse to the day.
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Live animated radar for Bollington and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Bollington, Cheshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bollington, 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 Bollington includes coordinates 53.296604, -2.096537, 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 Bollington is available on the Bollington 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.