Moss Houses drifts across the Cheshire landscape as a cluster of quiet dwellings, defined by the persistent dampness of the surrounding peat. It lies 2.3 miles south-south-west of Macclesfield (from Macclesfield: bearing 214°T, OS grid SJ 896 706), and is situated east-north-east of Gawsworth village. Low-hanging light often clings to the fields here, reflecting the sombre, saturated expanse of the nearby Danes Moss SSSI, where the earth remains heavy with the slow accumulation of centuries. The horizon is marked by the subtle presence of Ben Brook, a waterway that veins the terrain with a cold, clear persistence. Just to the south-west, the historic grounds of Gawsworth Hall provide a sharp contrast to the modest, functional architecture of Moss Houses. Time moves differently in these low-lying pastures, where the air feels weighted by the memory of the mosses that once dominated the horizon. Moss Houses maintains a modest composure, its identity tethered to the shifting moisture of the soil rather than the grandeur of the neighbouring estates. The proximity of the ancient stone cross near the churchyard serves as a silent witness to the generations who have worked this damp, demanding earth.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Moss Houses, 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 Moss Houses includes coordinates 53.233026, -2.156109, 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 Moss Houses is available on the Moss Houses 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.