Conksbury remains a quiet witness to the shifting seasons that grace the rolling limestone hills of the Derbyshire Dales. It lies 2.0 miles south-south-west of Bakewell (from Bakewell: bearing 194°T, OS grid SK 209 654), and is situated north of Youlgreave village. This landscape falls under the protective embrace of the Peak District National Park, where the horizon stretches wide and untroubled by the haste of modern life. Nearby, the Conksbury Deserted Medieval Settlement stands as a ghostly reminder of lives long departed, its grassy mounds catching the low, slanted light of an autumn afternoon. The earth here retains a particular stillness, as if the soil itself holds the memory of ancient footsteps. Further afield, the Lathkill Dale SSSI carves a limestone sanctuary through the terrain, offering a haven for rare flora that thrive in the cool, damp shadows of the valley. Conksbury exists in a state of tranquil isolation, where the wind moves through the drystone walls with a soft, persistent sigh. Nature here does not clamour for attention, but rather unfolds in the subtle textures of weathered rock and the shifting hues of the open moorland sky.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Conksbury, 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 Conksbury includes coordinates 53.185491, -1.687214, 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 Conksbury is available on the Conksbury 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.