Godfreyhole remains a quiet assembly of stone dwellings tucked into the limestone folds of the Derbyshire Dales. It lies 1.0 miles west of Wirksworth (from Wirksworth: bearing 260°T, OS grid SK 270 537). The landscape here is defined by the hard, pale geology of the Peak District, where dry-stone walls delineate fields that climb toward the horizon. To the north-northwest, the brooding rise of Gallows Knoll exerts a silent gravity over the fields, casting shadows that stretch long and thin as the afternoon sun descends. Godfreyhole sits at the threshold of this rugged terrain, where the air tastes of sharp minerals and open, uncultivated space. A short distance to the west-northwest, the ancient earthworks of the Ivet Low Bowl Barrow offer a reminder of the deep, pre-industrial stillness that persists beneath the modern surface. The hamlet serves as a pause in the landscape, a place where the echoes of Derbyshire’s industrial past are muffled by the persistent, encroaching presence of the hills.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Godfreyhole, 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 Godfreyhole includes coordinates 53.080232, -1.5979, 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 Godfreyhole is available on the Godfreyhole 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.