Stixwould reveals itself to the traveller as a collection of quiet lanes and low-slung pastures that seem to hold the morning light with a particular, pale clarity. It lies 2.0 miles north-north-west of Woodhall Spa (from Woodhall Spa: bearing 332°T, OS grid TF 177 659), and is situated south-south-west of Horsington village. The land here remains shaped by the memory of the Cistercian nuns who once occupied the site of the medieval nunnery, an expanse of ten hectares that now lies silent beneath the open Lincolnshire sky. A persistent stillness lingers around the Churchyard Cross in St Peter’s churchyard, where time appears to have slowed to the pace of the lichen creeping across weathered stone. Stixwould sits adjacent to the low-lying fields that track the progress of the nearby River Witham, creating a geography defined by damp horizons and heavy, fertile earth. The subtle elevation of Furze Hill breaks the flat monotony of the horizon, offering a vantage point from which the entire parish becomes a patchwork of muted greens and browns. One senses that the history of Stixwould is not written in grand monuments, but in the slow, seasonal rhythm of the surrounding agricultural land and the shifting shadows cast by the clouds. This terrain preserves a solitude that is rare, inviting a contemplation of the landscape that feels both grounded and entirely singular.
Flight conditions near Stixwould. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Stixwould and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stixwould, 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 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 Stixwould includes coordinates 53.177646, -0.239124, 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 Stixwould is available on the Stixwould 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.