Stubbins commands a sharp, industrial geography where the steep valley walls of the Irwell hold back the encroaching shadows of the Pennines. It lies 0.7 miles north-north-east of Ramsbottom (from Ramsbottom: bearing 15°T, OS grid SD 793 180), and is situated south of Chatterton village. The landscape here is defined by the persistent, rhythmic geology of the river, which once powered the relentless motion of the textile mills that shaped the local horizon. To the west, the rough, unmanicured slopes of Lower Red Lees Pasture SSSI offer a stark, wild contrast to the orderly stone terraces that define the residential streets of Stubbins. Residents often walk toward the quiet, green expanse of Pin Meadow, where the air feels thinner and the noise of the valley floor fades into a low, distant hum. The architecture retains the grim, utilitarian dignity of the nineteenth century, built from gritstone that seems to absorb the grey Lancashire light rather than reflect it. Stubbins remains a place where the heavy legacy of manufacturing lingers in the solid, unyielding proportions of the buildings. Every winter, the frost clings to the valley sides with a singular, biting clarity, highlighting the rugged lines of a terrain that has never sought to be gentle.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stubbins, 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 Stubbins includes coordinates 53.658339, -2.314033, 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 Stubbins is available on the Stubbins 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.