Bothamsall reveals itself through a quiet arrangement of stone and pasture, marking a singular point in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire. It lies 5.2 miles south-south-west of Retford (from Retford: bearing 202°T, OS grid SK 674 733), and is situated south-south-west of Elkesley village. The earth here holds the weight of centuries, particularly where the Bothamsall Motte And Bailey Castle And Hollow Way offers a glimpse of medieval fortification beneath a cloak of turf. Beyond the immediate dwellings, the land rises to meet the horizon at Broom Hill, providing a vantage point that catches the pale, shifting light typical of the East Midlands. A short distance to the east, the remains of Haughton Chapel stand as a silent marker of older, more communal devotions. The air around Bothamsall carries a crispness derived from the proximity of the Whitewater river, which winds its path with a persistent, low-lying energy. Throughout the seasons, the local topography remains defined by these subtle elevations and watercourses, resisting the flattening sprawl of modern development. Such endurance gives Bothamsall a sturdy, unpretentious character, where the history of the soil is as legible as the architecture itself.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bothamsall, Nottinghamshire, 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. 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 Bothamsall includes coordinates 53.253274, -0.989813, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Bothamsall is available on the Bothamsall map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Nottinghamshire 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.