Chegworth emerges from the Kentish loam as a cluster of quiet dwellings defined by the slow, deliberate pulse of the countryside. It lies 5.9 miles east-south-east of Maidstone (from Maidstone: bearing 110°T, OS grid TQ 849 526), and is situated west of Harrietsham village. Low-hanging light catches the flint and brickwork of the older cottages, casting long shadows that seem to anchor Chegworth to the cooling earth. To the west, the expansive grounds of Leeds Castle introduce a grander scale to the horizon, where the air holds the weight of centuries and the stillness of managed parkland. The nearby waters of The Great Water mirror the shifting grey of the sky, offering a glassy surface that breaks the rhythmic drift of the surrounding fields. Hedgerows here grow thick and unkempt, marking the ancient boundaries that have long dictated the movement of cattle and men alike. Beyond the immediate view, the land rises toward the dense, sheltering canopy of King’s Wood, where the trees stand in close, dark communion. Every lane within Chegworth carries the scent of damp moss and crushed grass, a sensory reminder of the persistent, quiet growth that defines this corner of the South East.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Chegworth, Kent, 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. Soil temperature, soil moisture and evapotranspiration data are provided for agricultural planning in this hamlet. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Chegworth includes coordinates 51.243431, 0.648145, in the county of Kent, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Chegworth is available on the Chegworth map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Kent 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.