Charlesworth commands a rugged prominence where the gritstone shoulders of the Pennines begin their transition into the softer, rolling pastures of the High Peak. It lies 1.9 miles west-south-west of Glossop (from Glossop: bearing 249°T, OS grid SK 005 929), and is situated north-north-east of Lee Head village. The stone cottages of Charlesworth cling to the hillside, their grey masonry catching the low, pale light that sweeps across the valley with an almost melancholic clarity. To the south, the still waters of Mill Pond mirror the shifting clouds, providing a quiet, reflective depth to the otherwise brisk, open landscape. Travellers might notice the singular presence of Robin Hood's Picking Rods, two weathered stone pillars that rise against the skyline like ancient, silent sentinels marking the high ground. The air here holds the sharp, clean scent of moorland heather, a stark contrast to the distant, industrial echoes of the valleys below. History lingers in the local architecture, where centuries of agricultural toil have hardened the character of the buildings against the persistent, biting winds. Visitors walking the lanes find that Charlesworth retains a bracing, solitary beauty, unsoftened by the passing of the years.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Charlesworth, 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 Charlesworth includes coordinates 53.433036, -1.992917, 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 Charlesworth is available on the Charlesworth 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.