Stanfield exists as a quiet accumulation of Norfolk earth, where the low horizons of the Breckland district seem to pull the sky down into the very furrows of the fields. It lies 5.6 miles south of Fakenham (from Fakenham: bearing 174°T, OS grid TF 932 207), and is situated west-south-west of Brisley village. The light here has a peculiar, thin clarity, often catching the weathered features of the Stanfield Village Sign as it marks the entrance to the lanes. A short distance to the south-west, the earthworks of Mileham Castle remain as a silent, grassy ghost of medieval intent, claiming seven hectares of ground that once held a more turbulent authority. Beyond the immediate boundaries, the heavy, dark canopy of Horse Wood, Mileham SSSI, provides a dense contrast to the open, arable stretches that define the local economy. Farmers here work a landscape that has long traded the noise of industry for the slow, cyclical patience of the seasons. The air feels thinner near the parish margins, carrying only the faint, damp scent of turnings and the occasional sharp cry of a bird over the fallow ground. Stanfield maintains a stillness that belongs to places left behind by the main roads, where the history of the soil is written in the simple, enduring geometry of the hedgerows.
Flight conditions near Stanfield. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Stanfield and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stanfield, 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 Stanfield includes coordinates 52.749901, 0.861921, 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 Stanfield is available on the Stanfield 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.