South Wingfield, Derbyshire Weather
About South Wingfield, Derbyshire
South Wingfield commands a rugged prominence above the Amber Valley, where the Derbyshire landscape rises in sharp, rhythmic folds of earth. It lies 2.2 miles west of Alfreton (from Alfreton: bearing 267°T, OS grid SK 376 555), and is situated west of Oakerthorpe village. The horizon here is dominated by the skeletal, honey-coloured limestone of Wingfield Manor, a medieval great house that casts long, melancholic shadows over the surrounding pasture. Below these crumbling battlements, the terrain softens toward the quiet, insistent flow of Boggy Brook, which carves its path through the lower fields with a persistent, cold clarity. South Wingfield retains the stoic character of a place built upon heavy coal seams and hard-won agricultural toil, its houses gathered as if to shelter from the biting winds that sweep across the high ground. Footpaths wander between the stone walls, connecting the village to the wider, open expanse of the valley where the light shifts with a sudden, restless intensity. This geography of ruin and river creates a singular atmosphere, where the weight of centuries presses against the modern stillness of the lanes. In the quiet hours, the proximity of Birches Brook to the north adds a thin, silver thread of movement to the otherwise solid, earthbound presence of the parish.
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About This South Wingfield, Derbyshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for South Wingfield, 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 South Wingfield includes coordinates 53.095746, -1.439744, 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 South Wingfield is available on the South Wingfield 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.