Stoughton reveals itself as a quiet assembly of stone and slate, caught in the long, low light of the Leicestershire horizon. It lies 3.5 miles east-south-east of Leicester (from Leicester: bearing 112°T, OS grid SK 640 022), and is situated north-west of Little Stretton village. The land here holds the weight of centuries in its heavy, clay-rich soil, where the remnants of the Moated Grange at Stoughton offer a silent, water-bound echo of medieval domesticity. A short walk toward the churchyard reveals the medieval cross, its weathered shaft bearing witness to the slow passage of seasons under an open, indifferent sky. Fields stretch outward in broad, muted tones, broken only by the thin, silver thread of Bushby Brook as it gathers momentum toward the north-east. There is a distinct, solitary dignity to the way Stoughton keeps its own counsel, far from the frantic pace of modern thoroughfares. The air carries a crisp, autumnal sharpness, suggesting a landscape that has long since traded the industry of the plough for a contemplative, lingering silence.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stoughton, 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 Stoughton includes coordinates 52.614066, -1.055245, 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 Stoughton is available on the Stoughton 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.