Bonthorpe emerges from the flat, expansive Lincolnshire horizon as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the shifting moods of the North Sea air. It lies 6.4 miles north-east of Spilsby (from Spilsby: bearing 51°T, OS grid TF 482 727), and is situated east-north-east of Willoughby village. The land here holds the damp, fertile memory of ancient floods, where the Willoughby High Drain flows sluggishly just to the south, its dark water reflecting the vast, pale sky. Beyond the immediate fields, the earth rises slightly toward the Butterbump Round Barrow Cemetery, where the silence of prehistoric mounds sits heavy against the modern pulse of agriculture. Bonthorpe maintains a humble posture, with iron-rich soil and wide, open vistas that seem to swallow the sound of passing machinery. The light in this corner of the East Midlands possesses a sharp clarity, illuminating the rhythmic turning of the plough and the sparse, skeletal outlines of winter trees. Life in Bonthorpe follows the slow, seasonal pulse of the surrounding fens rather than the frantic pace of the nearby market towns. Each gust of wind carries the faint, salt-tinged promise of the coast, marking the boundary between the firm, dark earth and the restless sky.
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Live animated radar for Bonthorpe and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bonthorpe, Lincolnshire, 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. Coastal tide gauge readings are sourced from the Environment Agency National Tide Gauge Network in near real-time (15-minute updates), with marine wave and sea surface temperature data from the Open-Meteo Marine API. 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 Bonthorpe includes coordinates 53.231544, 0.219401, in the county of Lincolnshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Bonthorpe is available on the Bonthorpe map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Lincolnshire 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.