Orleton emerges from the verdant folds of the Herefordshire landscape as a place where the earth feels ancient and deliberate. It lies 4.9 miles south-south-west of Ludlow (from Ludlow: bearing 195°T, OS grid SO 490 670), and is situated south of Richards Castle village. The terrain here dips towards the River Teme Sssi, where the water moves with a heavy, silver sluggishness that reflects the pale, shifting light of the West Midlands. To the north-west, the rise of Patrick’s Hill imposes a quiet authority over the horizon, casting long shadows that stretch across the fields as the afternoon sun begins to wane. Time seems to accumulate in the masonry of the Churchyard Cross in St George’s Churchyard, an enduring stone relic that marks the passage of centuries with a stoic, moss-covered silence. Orleton maintains a character defined by this proximity to the soil, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life far more effectively than any modern clock. The local architecture speaks in the vernacular of timber and stone, suggesting a long history of agricultural stewardship that remains visible in every furrowed acre. Even when the wind catches the tall grasses, the land retains a sense of deep, unmoving composure that defines the spirit of Orleton.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Orleton, Herefordshire, 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. Soil temperature, soil moisture and evapotranspiration data are provided for agricultural planning in this village. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Orleton includes coordinates 52.299535, -2.747907, in the county of Herefordshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Orleton is available on the Orleton map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Herefordshire 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.