Bolton-on-Swale remains a quiet collection of stone dwellings defined by the low, expansive horizons of the North Yorkshire countryside. It lies 5.1 miles east-south-east of Richmond (from Richmond: bearing 103°T, OS grid SE 251 991), and is situated south of Scorton village. The light here often feels thin and pale, casting long shadows across the fields that stretch toward the tranquil expanse of Bolton-on-Swale Lake. Beneath the surface of the nearby Swale Lakes SSSI, the water remains undisturbed, reflecting the shifting grey clouds that characterise this northern sky. A short distance away, the cool, clear current of Scorton Beck traces a path through the landscape, providing a rhythmic pulse to the surrounding meadows. St Anne’s Church stands as a focal point, its spire a sentinel over the flat, fertile earth that has been worked by generations of local hands. The air carries a sharp, clean scent of damp soil and grass, unburdened by the noise of modern industry. Bolton-on-Swale holds its silence with a deliberate, enduring grace that marks it apart from the more hurried thoroughfares of the region.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bolton-on-Swale, North Yorkshire, 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. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Bolton-on-Swale includes coordinates 54.387524, -1.6136, in the county of North Yorkshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Bolton-on-Swale is available on the Bolton-on-Swale map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the North Yorkshire 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.