Manton stretches across the limestone ridge of North Lincolnshire, a quiet geography defined by the pale, porous rock that sits close to the surface. It lies 2.5 miles north of Kirton in Lindsey (from Kirton in Lindsey: bearing 355°T, OS grid SE 932 025), and is situated south-south-west of Greetwell village. The heavy, grey light of the Humber estuary often brushes against the horizon, lending a sharp clarity to the fields that surround Manton. To the east, the exposed strata of the Manton Stone Quarry SSSI reveal the ancient geological character of the earth, where layers of oolitic limestone have been bared by industry. Nearby, the still, dark waters of the Ash Holt Reservoir gather the sky into their surface, acting as a mirror to the passing clouds. The land here holds a certain austerity, lacking the soft clutter of hedgerows found in more sheltered parts of the county. Footpaths wander through the open scrub, tracing routes that have remained largely unchanged despite the slow, modern encroachment of the surrounding plains. Manton remains a place where the wind carries the scent of dry stone and cold, distant salt.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Manton, Humberside, 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. Coastal tide gauge readings are sourced from the Environment Agency National Tide Gauge Network in near real-time (15-minute updates), with marine wave and sea surface temperature data from the Open-Meteo Marine API. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Manton includes coordinates 53.511152, -0.595667, in the county of Humberside, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Manton is available on the Manton map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Humberside 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.