Belton retains a quiet character, defined by the rolling contours of the North West Leicestershire landscape. It lies 2.2 miles west-north-west of Shepshed (from Shepshed: bearing 289°T, OS grid SK 446 207), and is situated east-north-east of Osgathorpe village. The light here often catches the soft rise of Windmill Hill, casting long, contemplative shadows over the fields that stretch toward the horizon. Westmeadow Brook winds its way through the nearby lowlands, providing a persistent, liquid pulse that has long nourished the local terrain. Belton preserves a sense of solitude, marked by the ancient stone of its parish church and the sturdy vernacular of its older dwellings. To the south, the ruins of Grace Dieu Priory stand as a solemn reminder of past monastic industry, their weathered masonry softening under the press of seasonal rains. The surrounding pastures, enriched by the nearby SSSI woods, hold a stillness that seems to gather in the hollows at dusk. Such spaces invite a steady gaze, reflecting the enduring, unadorned beauty of an English landscape that has changed little in its essential spirit.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Belton, 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 Belton includes coordinates 52.782041, -1.339493, 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 Belton is available on the Belton 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.