Great Longstone, Derbyshire Weather
About Great Longstone, Derbyshire
Great Longstone commands a quiet authority over the limestone plateau of the Derbyshire Dales, its grey-stone cottages hunkered against the prevailing westerly winds. It lies 2.2 miles north-north-west of Bakewell (from Bakewell: bearing 335°T, OS grid SK 202 716), and is situated east of Little Longstone village. High above the valley floor, Great Longstone remains entirely contained within the protected expanse of the Peak District National Park. To the north, the sharp rise of Longstone Edge catches the low, thin light of winter afternoons, casting long shadows across the drystone walls that partition the fields. The land here feels scarred by a deep industrial memory of lead mining, yet the earth has largely reclaimed the hummocks and hollows of those forgotten shafts. A short distance to the south, the extensive grounds of Thornbridge Hall offer a formal contrast to the rugged, unyielding nature of the surrounding moorland. The local church, St Giles, anchors the heart of Great Longstone with a tower that serves as a steady, vertical constant against the shifting weather of the high country. Walking the lanes, one senses the weight of the geology beneath, a hard, calcified foundation that dictates the slow, deliberate pace of life in this corner of the Midlands.
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About This Great Longstone, Derbyshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Great Longstone, 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 Great Longstone includes coordinates 53.241917, -1.698596, 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 Great Longstone is available on the Great Longstone 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.