Bolton-by-Bowland anchors the rolling terrain of the Ribble Valley, where the light catches the limestone walls of ancient farmsteads with a pale, silver clarity. It lies 5.2 miles north-north-east of Clitheroe (from Clitheroe: bearing 30°T, OS grid SD 788 493), and is situated north-north-east of Sawley village. The Green serves as the quiet heart of the landscape, a verdant expanse that holds the morning dew long after the sun has climbed over the neighbouring slopes. To the north, the waters of Fox Gill Beck trace a cold, rhythmic path through the fields, carving a subtle geometry into the earth. Hikers often traverse the rise of Cross Hill, where the air thins and offers a wide perspective of the meadows that define the character of the region. The proximity of New Ing Meadow SSSI preserves a fragment of unimproved grassland, maintaining a rare, fragile biodiversity that has vanished from more intensive pastures. Bolton-by-Bowland maintains an enduring grace, rooted in the slow, seasonal pulse of a landscape that demands quiet observation.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bolton-by-Bowland, Lancashire, 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 Bolton-by-Bowland includes coordinates 53.939987, -2.324068, in the county of Lancashire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Bolton-by-Bowland is available on the Bolton-by-Bowland map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Lancashire 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.