Spring Cottage emerges from the rolling terrain of North West Leicestershire as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the steady, unyielding presence of the land. It lies 2.2 miles south of Swadlincote (from Swadlincote: bearing 174°T, OS grid SK 303 161), and is situated north-east of Overseal village. The morning light here often catches the brickwork of modest homes, casting long, contemplative shadows that stretch across the tarmac like the fingers of a sundial. To the south-east, the industrial heritage of the region lingers in the landscape, where the remnants of the Moira Blast Furnace stand as a silent, iron-wrought sentinel over the passage of time. Spring Cottage sits comfortably within a landscape shaped by coal and clay, where the earth has long surrendered its riches to the slow, persistent labour of the past. A short distance away, the arboreal canopy of the Conkers National Forest Centre offers a verdant counterpoint to the village’s domestic hearths, providing a sanctuary where the air tastes of damp moss and ancient wood. The proximity of such wild, reclaimed spaces grants the residents of Spring Cottage a rare vantage point from which to observe the seasonal transition of the Midland woods. Here, the hum of modern life is muted by the expansive, open sky that hangs heavy and grey over the fields, lending a dignified stillness to the changing seasons.
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Live animated radar for Spring Cottage and surroundings — RainViewer.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Spring Cottage, 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 Spring Cottage includes coordinates 52.742059, -1.551989, 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 Spring Cottage is available on the Spring Cottage 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.