Parkfield emerges from the folded terrain of south-east Cornwall as a quiet collection of stone and slate clinging to the rolling hills. It lies 3.1 miles west-south-west of Callington (from Callington: bearing 241°T, OS grid SX 314 673), and is situated north-north-west of St Ive Cross village. The landscape here is defined by the persistent, cooling dampness of the Atlantic air that softens the sharp edges of the granite outcrops. To the north-east, the canopy of Bicton Wood offers a dense, emerald sanctuary where the light filters down in pale, shifting shafts against the dark bark of oak and beech. The soil around Parkfield remains heavy and rich, a testament to the agricultural labour that has long shaped the surrounding hedgerows and narrow, sunken lanes. A short distance away, the ancient, weathered stone of the Medieval Wayside Cross in St Ive’s churchyard stands as a silent sentinel, marking the passage of centuries with its moss-covered devotion. Winter evenings bring a particular stillness to the fields, where the horizon dissolves into a bruised, indigo twilight that seems to press closer to the earth. Through this quietude, Parkfield maintains a dignified solitude, tethered to the rhythms of the land rather than the haste of the modern world.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Parkfield, 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 Parkfield includes coordinates 50.481353, -4.376517, 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 Parkfield is available on the Parkfield 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.