White Coppice retains a singular character defined by the stark, industrial bones of its past and the green embrace of the West Pennine Moors. It lies 2.1 miles east-north-east of Chorley (from Chorley: bearing 66°T, OS grid SD 614 190), and is situated south-east of Wheelton village. The landscape here is defined by the steady, dark presence of Warth Brook, which mirrors the shifting moods of the sky as it moves past the stone cottages. Stone walls, weathered by generations of rain, trace the perimeter of the cricket pitch where the grass holds a singular, vivid emerald hue against the grey gritstone of the surrounding hills. Water from the nearby Number 3 reservoir once powered the local textile industry, leaving behind a quiet basin that now reflects the clouds in its still, slate-coloured surface. White Coppice draws its temperament from the steep slopes of the moorland, which act as a formidable wall against the winds sweeping in from the east. The rhythmic sound of Fill Brook cutting through the terrain provides a constant, low-frequency pulse that underscores the stillness of the afternoon. Such places possess a gravity that commands the attention, turning the simple act of walking into a measured observation of light and shadow.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for White Coppice, 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 White Coppice includes coordinates 53.666778, -2.584796, 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 White Coppice is available on the White Coppice 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.