Bretton, Derbyshire Weather
About Bretton, Derbyshire
Bretton occupies a high, windswept ridge of limestone where the sky seems to press closer to the earth than it does in the sheltered valleys below. It lies 6.0 miles north of Bakewell (from Bakewell: bearing 350°T, OS grid SK 200 779), and is situated north-east of Foolow village. The wind carries a sharp, clean clarity across these heights, defining the character of a place fully contained within the Peak District National Park. To the north-east, the steep, wooded flanks of Bretton Clough drop away into the shadows, offering a stark contrast to the open, grazing pastures that define the immediate horizon. The light here has a way of scouring the stone walls until they gleam with a pale, flinty brilliance, marking the boundary between the cultivated field and the wilder gritstone edges. Below the surface, the legacy of lead mining remains a quiet presence, echoed by the nearby Little Pasture Mine which serves as a silent reminder of the industry that once dictated the rhythm of life here. Bretton endures as a solitary outpost, exposed to the shifting moods of the weather and the long, sweeping shadows cast by the afternoon sun.
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About This Bretton, Derbyshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bretton, 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 Bretton includes coordinates 53.29786, -1.700813, 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 Bretton is available on the Bretton 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.