Long Duckmanton, Derbyshire Weather
About Long Duckmanton, Derbyshire
Long Duckmanton holds a quiet gravity in the North East Derbyshire landscape, where the earth bears the deep, scarred memory of its coal-mining past. It lies 2.0 miles south-south-east of Staveley (from Staveley: bearing 163°T, OS grid SK 442 714), and is situated south of Duckmanton village. The horizon here is defined by low, rolling ridges that drink in the pale, slanted light of the East Midlands, casting long shadows across the fields. To the north, the waters of Pools Brook meander through a former industrial corridor, now reclaimed by the patient, insistent return of wild reeds and grasses. The remnants of the Duckmanton Railway Cutting Sssi reveal a jagged, geological cross-section, exposing the strata of the earth as if the land itself were an open book. Long Duckmanton persists as a place where the heavy, soot-stained industry of previous centuries has slowly surrendered to the quiet encroachment of green meadow and scrub. Beyond the residential edges, the skeletal, haunting silhouette of Sutton Scarsdale Hall stands upon the southern rise, its roofless walls catching the wind like a hollowed-out crown. These ruins command the view, reminding any observer that time here is measured not in hours, but in the slow decay of stone and the relentless growth of the hedgerow.
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About This Long Duckmanton, Derbyshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Long Duckmanton, 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 Long Duckmanton includes coordinates 53.23855, -1.338782, 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 Long Duckmanton is available on the Long Duckmanton 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.