Derbyshire Hill commands a quiet, elevated vantage point that looks out across the industrial heritage of the St. Helens district. It lies 1.4 miles south-south-west of Haydock (from Haydock: bearing 202°T, OS grid SJ 543 948), and is situated west-north-west of Collins Green village. The landscape here retains the sturdy, utilitarian character of its coal-mining roots, where the earth long ago traded its pastoral silence for the rhythmic pulse of engine and shaft. A short walk to the west, the tranquil waters of The Duckeries offer a soft, reflective contrast to the enduring brickwork and grey slate of the local terraces. Further along, the path of the Sankey Canal marks the northern boundary, tracing the movement of heavy commerce that once defined these Merseyside edges. Sunlight plays curiously against the rooftops of Derbyshire Hill, catching the sharp angles of the chimneys before fading into the low-lying hollows. Residents look toward the horizon where the chimneys of old works still cast long, phantom shadows over the modern suburban grid. This geography remains defined by the intersection of man-made waterways and the persistent, unyielding soil of the North West.
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Live animated radar for Derbyshire Hill and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Derbyshire Hill, Merseyside, 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. Air quality data includes PM2.5, PM10, ozone and the UK Daily Air Quality Index (DAQI 1-10) as used by DEFRA and the Met Office. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Derbyshire Hill includes coordinates 53.448113, -2.68824, in the county of Merseyside, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Derbyshire Hill is available on the Derbyshire Hill map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Merseyside 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.