Coleham remains a distinct, low-lying precinct defined by its intimate relationship with the River Severn. It lies 0.4 miles south-east of Shrewsbury (from Shrewsbury: bearing 141°T, OS grid SJ 495 120). Red-brick Victorian terraces line the streets, their chimneys often catching the pale, slanted light that reflects off the nearby water. Industrial heritage lingers in the robust architecture of the Coleham Pumping Station, where the ironwork and Victorian machinery hum with a silent, heavy gravity. Residents walk past this museum toward the open green spaces, where the grass holds the cool moisture of the river valley long after the morning sun has risen. A short distance away, the Town Wall Section E of Belmont Crescent stands as a fractured reminder of the medieval fortifications that once tightened their grip around the heart of the region. The air here carries a faint, metallic scent of damp stone and brick, an olfactory fingerprint of a place built upon the floodplains. Coleham maintains a quiet endurance, balancing its proximity to the bustle of the nearby centre with a persistent, grounded character of its own.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Coleham, 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 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 Coleham includes coordinates 52.703977, -2.748796, 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 Coleham is available on the Coleham 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.