Bings Heath emerges as a quiet collection of dwellings amidst the expansive, low-lying fields of Shropshire. It lies 4.9 miles north-east of Shrewsbury (from Shrewsbury: bearing 41°T, OS grid SJ 543 184), and is situated east-north-east of Upper Astley village. The landscape surrounding Bings Heath is defined by a flat, open horizon where the light lingers long against the hedgerows during the late afternoon. To the north, the trees of Shawbury Heath cast deep shadows that stretch across the damp earth, marking the transition from agricultural land to woodland. A short distance to the south-east, the earth rises slightly at the site of a former World War II vehicle testing station, where the remnants of history are softened by encroaching grasses. The atmosphere here remains tethered to the slow turn of the seasons, dictated by the heavy soil and the steady passage of migratory birds. Bings Heath maintains a stillness that feels untouched by the frantic pace of the nearby county town. In the quiet of an evening, one can observe how the sky drains of colour, leaving the fields in a silhouette of muted grey and brown.
Flight conditions near Bings Heath. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Bings Heath and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bings Heath, Shropshire, 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 hamlet. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Bings Heath includes coordinates 52.761872, -2.678405, in the county of Shropshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Bings Heath is available on the Bings Heath map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Shropshire 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.