East Scrafton reveals itself as a quiet collection of dwellings where the rugged spirit of the landscape remains remarkably untamed. It lies 3.1 miles south-west of Middleham (from Middleham: bearing 232°T, OS grid SE 088 846), and is situated north-east of West Scrafton village. Enclosed by the expansive beauty of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, the terrain here catches a singular, silver quality of light that seems to linger upon the limestone outcrops. To the north-west, the weathered masonry of St Simon’s Chapel stands as a silent witness to centuries of wind and rain. The nearby slopes of Lampat Hill rise with a stoic grace, casting long, deepening shadows over the pastures as the afternoon wanes. Waters from Caldbergh Gill trace a cold, clear path through the earth, carving lines into the valley floor that have persisted through countless seasons. East Scrafton maintains a modest, enduring presence, defined less by man-made ornament and more by the immense, rolling horizon of the high moors. Every stone and stream here breathes with a stark, unadorned elegance that demands little from the observer but quiet attention.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for East Scrafton, 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 East Scrafton includes coordinates 54.257789, -1.865498, 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 East Scrafton is available on the East Scrafton 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.