Colston Bassett reveals itself through the quiet geometry of its fields and the enduring patience of its limestone foundations. It lies 3.7 miles east-south-east of Cotgrave (from Cotgrave: bearing 109°T, OS grid SK 700 334), and is situated south-east of Cropwell Bishop village. Sunlight lingers upon the ruins of St Mary’s Church, a skeletal structure that anchors the horizon with the gravity of centuries. Nearby, the Medieval Market Cross keeps a silent, stone watch over the lane, marking a time when trade and travel moved at the pace of a steady horse. The landscape rises toward the gentle, rounded heights of Fern Hill, where the air carries the sharp, clean scent of open pasture. Colston Bassett remains defined by its agricultural heritage, where the local production of Stilton cheese has long transformed the alchemy of milk into a celebrated, sharp-veined legacy. Paths wind past the proximity of the Stroom Dyke, where the water catches the pale, diffuse light of the East Midlands sky. Every corner of Colston Bassett holds the stillness of a place that has long ago ceased to hurry, content to exist in the quiet rhythm of the seasons.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Colston Bassett, 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 Colston Bassett includes coordinates 52.894282, -0.959753, 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 Colston Bassett is available on the Colston Bassett 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.