Peckleton rests upon the heavy, clay-rich soil of Leicestershire, where the horizon broadens into a vast, unblinking expanse of grey and green. It lies 2.0 miles north of Earl Shilton (from Earl Shilton: bearing 7°T, OS grid SK 468 010), and is situated east-north-east of Kirkby Mallory village. Beneath the pale, shifting light of the East Midlands, the church of St Mary Magdalene anchors the skyline with its singular, weather-worn spire. Ancient lanes pull away from the centre like frayed threads, leading towards the quiet waters of Foundation Lake where the reeds sway in a persistent, low-slung wind. To the north, the exotic calls of the Tropical Bird Garden occasionally puncture the silence of the flat, working fields. Peckleton maintains a stoic reserve, its stone boundaries holding fast against the slow, encroaching damp of the changing seasons. The earth here remembers the iron of the plough and the rhythmic, heavy tread of generations who worked the land into submission. In the darkening dusk, the shadows of the hedgerows stretch long and thin, marking the passage of time across a landscape that offers no apologies for its stark, agricultural austerity.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Peckleton, 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 Peckleton includes coordinates 52.604946, -1.31016, 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 Peckleton is available on the Peckleton 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.