Winwick commands a quiet authority over the Cheshire landscape, its presence defined by the ancient tower of St Oswald’s Church rising above the surrounding lowlands. It lies 2.5 miles south-east of Newton-le-Willows (from Newton-le-Willows: bearing 129°T, OS grid SJ 604 928), and is situated west-south-west of Croft village. The air here holds the weight of centuries, particularly where the land dips toward the site of the 1648 Battle of Red Bank, a place where the earth seems to remember the sudden, violent shifts of civil war. Beyond the immediate historical echoes, the horizon is softened by the presence of Houghton Green Pool, where the water gathers the pale, shifting light of the North West sky. Winwick retains a distinct character, grounded in its proximity to the flowing, rhythmic course of Newton Brook. Footpaths meander through the fields, tracing lines that have served as local thoroughfares since the time when horse and cart were the primary pulse of the region. Even as modern transit routes skirt the fringes, the core of Winwick remains anchored by its parish history and the persistent, quiet growth of the hedgerows. One finds that the transition from the busy transport corridors to the stillness of the local meadows provides a sudden, startling clarity to the senses.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Winwick, 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 Winwick includes coordinates 53.430914, -2.597114, 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 Winwick is available on the Winwick 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.