Sherwood emerges as a quiet residential enclave defined by the low, steady pulse of suburban Lancashire life. It lies 0.7 miles east of Fulwood (from Fulwood: bearing 90°T, OS grid SD 541 329). Low brick terraces and semi-detached homes hold the warmth of the afternoon sun, their gardens catching the pale, northern light that drifts across the rooftops. Just a short walk away, Sherwood Green offers a modest expanse of grass where the wind stirs the leaves in a rhythmic, hushed conversation. History presses lightly against the edges of the streets, evidenced by the nearby Cromwell's Mound, where the earth still bears the subtle, raised scars of seventeenth-century civil war fortifications. These defensive ridges, now softened by tall, unkempt weeds, create a stark contrast to the orderly driveways and quiet cul-de-sacs of the modern residential grid. Throughout the day, the air carries a faint, sharp clarity that speaks of the open fields further afield in the Preston district. Sherwood remains a place of domestic stillness, where the routine of the morning commute replaces the older, more turbulent echoes of the past.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sherwood, 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 Sherwood includes coordinates 53.790998, -2.696878, 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 Sherwood is available on the Sherwood 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.