Johnson's Hillock emerges from the Lancashire landscape as a cluster of stone and slate held in the quiet regard of the surrounding fields. It lies 2.0 miles north-north-east of Chorley (from Chorley: bearing 18°T, OS grid SD 593 208), and is situated west-south-west of Wheelton village. Low horizons define the perimeter, where the earth rises to meet the sky with an unpretentious grace that marks the transition toward the higher ground of South Hill. The light here often catches the stone, revealing the worn textures of buildings that have long weathered the damp northern winds. Water flows through the nearby channels, with the gentle passage of Kenyon Brook carving its own deliberate path through the mossy banks. Johnson's Hillock retains a stillness that feels untouched by the frantic pulse of larger neighbouring centres. The air carries a crisp clarity, sharpened by the proximity of high moors and the open expanse of the valley floor. Time moves with a measured cadence in Johnson's Hillock, where the day yields to dusk with a soft, lingering shadow.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Johnson's Hillock, 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 Johnson's Hillock includes coordinates 53.682308, -2.617381, 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 Johnson's Hillock is available on the Johnson's Hillock 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.