Old Lenton retains a quiet gravity, shaped by the persistent memory of the medieval monastic house that once defined its horizons. It lies 1.4 miles south-west of Nottingham (from Nottingham: bearing 233°T, OS grid SK 553 388). The fragmented masonry of the Lenton Priory remains a scheduled monument, offering a rough, grey texture against the soft green of the surrounding grass. Sunlight catches the jagged edges of the Lenton Priory Stone, a public marker that anchors the modern streetscape to a vanished, ecclesiastical past. Beyond these remnants, the Sherwin Road Community Garden provides a vibrant, cultivated counterpoint where the soil is worked by local hands throughout the changing seasons. Old Lenton balances this heritage with a steady, suburban pulse that hums with the movement of residents navigating the narrow, historic arteries of the district. The air here holds a particular stillness, a lingering silence inherited from the centuries when the priory bell governed the rhythm of the day. Modern life proceeds around these ancient markers, ensuring that the legacy of the monks remains a quiet, physical presence in the daily lives of those who walk its pavements.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Old Lenton, 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 suburban area. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Old Lenton includes coordinates 52.943935, -1.178201, 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 Old Lenton is available on the Old Lenton 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.