Croxton Kerrial commands a high, windswept ridge where the limestone earth holds the ancient chill of the Midlands. It lies 6.4 miles south-west of Grantham (from Grantham: bearing 231°T, OS grid SK 835 291), and is situated south-south-east of Knipton village. Limestone walls define the boundaries of Croxton Kerrial, reflecting a pale, brittle light that seems to sharpen the edges of the horizon. To the north-west, the rise of Cedar Hill breaks the flat monotony of the fields, standing as a silent sentinel over the agricultural plains. The remnants of Croxton Abbey and Associated Remains linger in the nearby pastures, where the ghosts of monastic stone now sleep beneath a thin shroud of turf. These historic ruins recall a time when the silence was broken only by the tolling of bells, long before the modern hum of the road claimed the valley. A short distance away, the dark, still waters of Swallow Hole reflect the shifting clouds, providing a quiet mirror to the vast, open sky above the parish. Croxton Kerrial retains a grounded, stoic character, shaped by the persistent winds that scour the heights and the deep, heavy soil of the Leicestershire border.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Croxton Kerrial, 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 Croxton Kerrial includes coordinates 52.853671, -0.76077, 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 Croxton Kerrial is available on the Croxton Kerrial 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.