Carlton Curlieu emerges from the Leicestershire landscape as a quiet collection of dwellings, defined by the slow drift of seasons across its fields. It lies 6.6 miles north-north-west of Market Harborough (from Market Harborough: bearing 340°T, OS grid SP 694 972), and is situated east-south-east of Burton Overy village. The geography here is dominated by heavy, fertile clay that clings to the boots and holds the memory of ancient plough-lines. To the south of the local church, the earth retains the subtle, hummocked ghost of medieval village remains, where the foundations of lost hearths now rest beneath a blanket of indifferent grass. Sunlight slants across these ridges in the late afternoon, casting long, bruised shadows that seem to anchor Carlton Curlieu to its deeper, forgotten roots. Beyond the immediate boundaries of the houses, the horizon rolls toward the distant rise of Tamborough Hill, which breaks the monotony of the flat horizon like a sudden intake of breath. The air around Carlton Curlieu often carries the sharp, clean scent of damp limestone and turning soil, a fragrance that persists long after the harvest machinery has retreated. This landscape remains a place of quiet endurance, where the modern world feels like a distant, frantic hum against the profound stillness of the fields.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Carlton Curlieu, 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 hamlet. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Carlton Curlieu includes coordinates 52.568725, -0.976929, 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 Carlton Curlieu is available on the Carlton Curlieu 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.