Barwell occupies a sturdy rise in the Leicestershire landscape, where the earth holds the memory of ancient hosiery looms and the quiet persistence of the boot and shoe trade. It lies 1.5 miles west-south-west of Earl Shilton (from Earl Shilton: bearing 245°T, OS grid SP 443 967), and is situated west of Elmesthorpe village. To the east, the vantage point of Red Hall Top offers a wide, pale sky that seems to wash the surrounding fields in a thin, silver light. Brick Kiln Hill rises to the south like a modest, earthen shoulder, grounding the horizon in heavy clay and shadow. The architecture of Barwell retains the brick-red sobriety of its industrial past, where rows of terraced houses watch the slow turning of the seasons. Beyond the rooftops, the ancient woods of Burbage Common provide a deep, verdant breath that softens the harder edges of the local roads. In the quiet hours of the morning, the light catches the gables of the older buildings, turning common masonry into something momentarily precious and still. Barwell remains a place where the rhythm of the modern day is punctuated by the long, grey history of the soil beneath its streets.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Barwell, 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 Barwell includes coordinates 52.566751, -1.347215, 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 Barwell is available on the Barwell 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.