High Cross Bank, Derbyshire Weather
About High Cross Bank, Derbyshire
High Cross Bank occupies a quiet pocket of the South Derbyshire landscape where the earth holds the memory of deep seams and coal-dusted industry. It lies 1.8 miles south-west of Swadlincote (from Swadlincote: bearing 219°T, OS grid SK 281 174), and is situated west-north-west of Mount Pleasant village. The light here often takes on a pale, silvered quality, filtered through the gentle rise of the land that leads toward the ancient elevation of Cadley Hill. Only a short distance to the north-north-west, the earthworks of the Castle Gresley Motte And Bailey Castle remain as a low, grassy hummock, a silent witness to the centuries that have smoothed the sharp edges of the past. High Cross Bank retains a modest, unassuming character, defined by the steady pulse of the surrounding Midlands terrain rather than the clamour of modern ambition. Paths wander outward from the houses, tracing routes that once served the heavy machinery of the collieries, now softened by encroaching hawthorn and wild grasses. To the south, the Linton Village Orchard offers a brief seasonal abundance, its trees standing in rows that catch the afternoon sun before the shadows lengthen across the fields. The air carries a faint, persistent coolness, a reminder of the proximity to the historic mining heartland that defined the shape and rhythm of this local geography.
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About This High Cross Bank, Derbyshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for High Cross Bank, 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 High Cross Bank includes coordinates 52.75387, -1.583871, 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 High Cross Bank is available on the High Cross Bank 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.