Great Fencote emerges from the flat, fertile plains of North Yorkshire as a quiet collection of stone and brick, defined by the slow persistence of agricultural life. It lies 3.6 miles north-north-east of Bedale (from Bedale: bearing 18°T, OS grid SE 284 936), and is situated south of Kirkby Fleetham village. The horizon here is vast, offering a wide, unencumbered sky that casts a pale, silver light over the surrounding fields. To the north-northeast, the land bears the faint, grass-covered scars of the Motte and Bailey Castle and Medieval Settlement Earthworks within Hall Garth, where the earth remembers the weight of older, fortified foundations. Beyond these hummocks, the local children have long sought out The Green, a patch of managed turf that serves as the social anchor for those living nearby. The geography is modest, marked by low-lying elevations such as Carr Hill, which rise gently enough to allow the wind an unobstructed path across the hedgerows. Great Fencote maintains a modest dignity, its character shaped not by grand architecture, but by the honest, rhythmic toil of the surrounding farms. This landscape demands little, yet it provides a steady, grounded perspective for those who dwell amidst its open, expansive fields.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Great Fencote, 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 Great Fencote includes coordinates 54.337793, -1.564542, 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 Great Fencote is available on the Great Fencote 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.