Granite-ribbed fields and narrow, high-hedged lanes define the quiet character of Cockwells. It lies 2.2 miles north of Marazion (from Marazion: bearing 2°T, OS grid SW 521 341), and is situated south-south-west of Whitecross village. The horizon here is dominated by the looming presence of Trencrom Hill, where the wind carries a salt-tide sharpness from the distant Atlantic. Ancient stones stand as silent sentinels nearby, including the medieval wayside cross at Whitecross, which marks the slow passage of centuries under a pale Cornish sky. Cockwells holds a landscape of austere beauty, where the light shifts rapidly across the rough pasture, turning the grass from a muted olive to a sudden, piercing gold. Walking the paths between these scattered dwellings, one senses the weight of a geology that predates the very idea of a border or a map. Such places do not demand attention, but rather offer a steady, enduring presence to those who travel the lanes leading toward the coast.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cockwells, Cornwall, 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 Cockwells includes coordinates 50.155666, -5.471625, in the county of Cornwall, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Cockwells is available on the Cockwells map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Cornwall 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.