New Pound emerges from the Kentish landscape as a quiet cluster of dwellings defined by the steady, unpretentious rhythm of rural life. It lies 2.8 miles south-west of West Malling (from West Malling: bearing 228°T, OS grid TQ 647 546), and is situated west of Herne Pound village. The air here holds the damp, earthy scent of Mereworth Woods, which press close to the northern edge of the hamlet and offer a dense canopy of oak and beech. To the south, the land dips into the gentle, shadowed basin of Swanton Valley, where the light shifts with a slow, deliberate quality throughout the afternoon. New Pound maintains a modest character, reflecting the agricultural heritage that has long shaped the surrounding fields and hedgerows. Sturdy brickwork and tiled roofs define the few historic structures that anchor the hamlet to its position in the Tonbridge and Malling district. The proximity of Hurst Wood provides a deep, verdant backdrop, ensuring that the transition from the built environment to the wilder growth of the countryside remains seamless and immediate. Every lane in New Pound carries the weight of local passage, connecting the small cluster of homes to the wider, rolling topography of the county.
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Live animated radar for New Pound and surroundings — RainViewer.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for New Pound, 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 New Pound includes coordinates 51.267163, 0.360391, 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 New Pound is available on the New Pound 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.