Burton Leonard unfolds across the undulating limestone terrain of North Yorkshire, where the horizon holds a stillness born of ancient stone. It lies 4.5 miles north-north-west of Knaresborough (from Knaresborough: bearing 340°T, OS grid SE 326 637), and is situated west-north-west of Copgrove village. The light here catches the pale, weathered edges of the Burton Leonard Lime Quarry Sssi, a three-hectare scar that speaks of the deep, calcified bones beneath the topsoil. To the east, the rising swell of Holber Hill breaks the flat expanse of the fields, offering a vantage point where the wind carries the damp, earthy breath of the nearby countryside. Burton Leonard retains a singular character defined by its open green, a space where the shadows of oak trees stretch long and thin during the golden hours of the late afternoon. Beyond the perimeter of the houses, the land slopes towards the quiet, reed-fringed waters of Brown's Carr, which reflect the changing moods of the sky with a mirror’s precision. Every lane in Burton Leonard seems to hold a memory of the agrarian rhythms that have long dictated the pace of life, keeping the modern world at a respectful distance. This landscape remains a quiet confluence of geological history and the persistent, slow growth of a place that knows its own weight within the county.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Burton Leonard, 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. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Burton Leonard includes coordinates 54.069064, -1.502827, 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 Burton Leonard is available on the Burton Leonard 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.