Silfield emerges from the flat, industrious Norfolk horizon as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the steady pulse of rural agriculture. It lies 1.7 miles south-east of Wymondham (from Wymondham: bearing 140°T, OS grid TM 128 995), and is situated north-north-west of Ashwellthorpe village. The light here possesses a singular, thin clarity, often catching the pale brickwork of older farmsteads before fading into the vast, open skies that dominate the South Norfolk district. To the south-east, the 38 hectares of Lower Wood, Ashwellthorpe SSSI, provide a dense, ancient counterpoint to the managed fields that define the immediate surroundings of Silfield. The landscape remains largely level, shaped by generations of labour that have pushed the hedgerows back to make room for expansive, productive crops. Residents look toward the nearby skyline for the silhouette of Wymondham Abbey, a structure whose imposing stone presence serves as a constant, heavy anchor to the north-west. The local pace is dictated by the turning of the seasons rather than the transit of commuters, maintaining a stillness that is rarely interrupted. Every road leading toward Silfield carries the scent of damp earth and crushed gravel, grounding the traveller in a geography that prefers function over ornament.
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Live animated radar for Silfield and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Silfield, Norfolk, 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 Silfield includes coordinates 52.551697, 1.138372, in the county of Norfolk, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Silfield is available on the Silfield map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Norfolk 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.