Limekiln Field stretches across the gentle rise of the Derbyshire landscape, where the earth retains the quiet memory of the industrial fires that once defined its name. It lies 0.6 miles north of Bolsover (from Bolsover: bearing 5°T, OS grid SK 474 712). The horizon here is dominated by the imposing silhouette of Bolsover Castle, a seventeenth-century country house that anchors the view to the south with its pale, calcified stone. Limekiln Field sits quietly within this orbit, its suburban lanes offering a measured transition between the domestic scale of the modern dwelling and the deeper, ancient history of the county. The light across these fields often takes on a thin, silvery quality in the afternoon, casting long shadows that reach toward the remnants of the medieval town defences. As the sun moves, the air feels thin and sharp, carrying the faint, distant hum of the wider Bolsover district beyond the immediate gardens. Residents here walk paths that have been trodden for centuries, moving between the pragmatic needs of the present and the enduring gravity of the nearby motte and bailey castle. The character of Limekiln Field is found in this stillness, a place where the sprawl of the modern world pauses to acknowledge the long, stony reach of the past.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Limekiln Field, 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 Limekiln Field includes coordinates 53.236596, -1.291182, 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 Limekiln Field is available on the Limekiln Field 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.