Alsop en le Dale commands a quiet authority over the limestone folds of the Derbyshire Dales. It lies 5.4 miles north-north-west of Ashbourne (from Ashbourne: bearing 346°T, OS grid SK 160 551), and is situated west-north-west of Parwich village. The hamlet resides entirely within the protective bounds of the Peak District National Park, where the horizon is defined by the sharp, clean lines of ancient earthworks like the Cross Low Bowl Barrow. To the west, the expansive terrain of the Dove Valley And Biggin Dale Sssi offers a rugged contrast to the manicured order of the local stone farmsteads. Sunlight here possesses a peculiar clarity, catching the grey gritstone of the architecture and casting long, melancholic shadows across the undulating pasture. The 12th-century church, with its singular Norman doorway, stands as a stoic reminder of the persistence of human craft against the erosion of the elements. Travellers passing through Alsop en le Dale might catch the scent of damp earth and woodsmoke, a fragrance that lingers long after the road has turned towards the high ridges. This place remains a study in restraint, where the silence of the hills is broken only by the occasional bleat of sheep or the sharp call of a bird circling above the valley floor.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Alsop en le Dale, Derbyshire, 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 Alsop en le Dale includes coordinates 53.093312, -1.762232, in the county of Derbyshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Alsop en le Dale is available on the Alsop en le Dale map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Derbyshire 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.