Barlestone occupies a quiet rise in the Leicestershire landscape where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered by the clamour of busier tracks. It lies 2.1 miles north-east of Market Bosworth (from Market Bosworth: bearing 41°T, OS grid SK 427 057), and is situated west-north-west of Newbold Heath village. The terrain here holds a stubborn, earthy character, defined by the lingering memory of coal extraction that once pulsed through the veins of the local economy. A short journey away, the expansive woodland of Bagworth Heath Woods offers a stark contrast to the domestic order of Barlestone, where the wind often carries the scent of damp leaves and distant fields. Ancient echoes remain in the soil nearby, where the Roman Foundations E Of Barton Road remind the observer that these paths were trodden long before modern mapping. The light in the late afternoon often catches the slate roofs, casting a silver sheen that renders the brickwork remarkably sharp against the darkening sky. Barlestone retains a steady, deliberate pace, indifferent to the hurried transit of the outside world. Those who walk the perimeter of Barlestone find that the landscape demands a slow, observant gait, as if the land itself were wary of being known too quickly.
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Live animated radar for Barlestone and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Barlestone, Leicestershire, 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. Soil temperature, soil moisture and evapotranspiration data are provided for agricultural planning in this village. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Barlestone includes coordinates 52.647419, -1.369132, in the county of Leicestershire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Barlestone is available on the Barlestone map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Leicestershire 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.