Angerton occupies a low-lying reach of Cumbrian land where the horizon pulls wide and swallows the sky. It lies 5.6 miles north-north-west of Wigton (from Wigton: bearing 342°T, OS grid NY 228 570), and is situated north of Kirkbride village. The air here tastes of salt carried inland from the Solway Firth, cooling the fields that stretch toward the shifting tides. Angerton Marsh defines the western edge, a vast expanse of silt and salt-grass that breathes with the rhythmic pulse of the sea. Just a short distance away, the dark, winding waters of Monks' Dyke trace a path through the flatness, reflecting the pale northern light that clings to the ground long after sunset. Beneath the topsoil, the remains of a Roman road whisper of ancient legions marching toward a frontier that has long since blurred into pasture. This landscape offers little shelter from the wind, yet it possesses a stark, unadorned integrity that demands patience from those who walk its lanes. The solitude of Angerton remains its most enduring trait, marked only by the cries of curlews and the slow, heavy movement of clouds over the marshlands.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Angerton, Cumbria, 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 Angerton includes coordinates 54.90241, -3.204354, in the county of Cumbria, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Angerton is available on the Angerton map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Cumbria 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.