Church Broughton maintains a quiet presence amidst the expansive agricultural plains of South Derbyshire, where the horizon remains wide and unencumbered. It lies 6.8 miles east of Uttoxeter (from Uttoxeter: bearing 88°T, OS grid SK 201 338), and is situated north-east of Foston village. Low ridges define the surrounding topography, most notably the gentle rise of Crowfoot Hill just to the west, which offers a vantage point over the patchwork of fields that have long dictated the rhythm of local life. The pale, thin light of the East Midlands often catches the stone of the parish church, grounding the architecture in a landscape that feels both ancient and enduring. To the north-east, the remains of the Barton Blount Medieval Settlement suggest a deeper continuity, where the earth still holds the faint, ghostly imprints of a vanished social order. Water moves sluggishly through the parish, with the nearby Sapperton Brook carving a modest path through the clay-heavy soil. Church Broughton persists as a place where the seasons dictate the pace of the day, far removed from the clamour of busier industrial hubs. The air here carries a sharp, clean clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the hedgerows and the quiet lanes that connect one farmstead to the next.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Church Broughton, 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 Church Broughton includes coordinates 52.901887, -1.702475, 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 Church Broughton is available on the Church Broughton 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.