Townfoot reveals itself as a quiet collection of stone dwellings gathered near the fertile banks of the River Eden. It lies 6.3 miles north-north-east of Penrith (from Penrith: bearing 20°T, OS grid NY 550 398), and is situated east-north-east of Lazonby village. The light here often catches the grey sandstone of the older cottages, lending them a soft, silvered appearance against the backdrop of the Cumbrian sky. To the north, the sturdy silhouette of Eden Bridge serves as a reminder of the engineering heritage that once connected these pastoral lands to the wider world. Residents of Townfoot often walk the short distance to the nearby Lazonby Community Park, where the manicured grass offers a sharp contrast to the wilder, rugged terrain rising toward the east. Beyond the immediate gardens, the remains of the medieval moated site near St Oswald’s Church suggest a long, layered human presence that predates the modern suburban expansion. The air remains crisp and carries the faint, clean scent of damp earth and river water, even during the height of summer. Townfoot maintains a steady, reserved character, defined more by its proximity to the flowing river than by the noise of passing traffic.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Townfoot, 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. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Townfoot includes coordinates 54.751699, -2.699129, 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 Townfoot is available on the Townfoot 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.