Ashford in the Water, Derbyshire Weather
About Ashford in the Water, Derbyshire
Ashford in the Water reveals itself through the limestone-tinted current of the River Wye, which carves a deliberate path through the limestone heart of the Derbyshire Dales. It lies 1.8 miles north-west of Bakewell (from Bakewell: bearing 306°T, OS grid SK 193 702), and is situated south of Little Longstone village. Within the expansive reaches of the Peak District National Park, the landscape holds a stillness that lingers long after the morning mist has retreated from the fields. The iconic 'Sheepwash' Bridge serves as a sturdy witness to centuries of passage, its stone arches bracing against the pull of the water as it has since the days of heavy wool trade. Nearby, the silent, upright form of the War Memorial Soldier keeps watch over the crossroads, a figure of enduring stone amidst the shifting greens of the valley. To the north-east, the sprawling grounds of Thornbridge Hall extend their influence over the horizon, where the architecture mirrors the rugged dignity of the surrounding gritstone. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of the river, where the cool, clear light of the valley reflects off the drystone walls that stitch the hillsides together. Ashford in the Water remains a place where the geology of the earth feels close to the surface, grounding the architecture in the very stone from which it was quarried.
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About This Ashford in the Water, Derbyshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ashford in the Water, 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 Ashford in the Water includes coordinates 53.228573, -1.711452, 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 Ashford in the Water is available on the Ashford in the Water 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.