Corfton remains a quiet gathering of stone and timber, held fast within the rolling folds of the Shropshire landscape. It lies 4.1 miles east-north-east of Craven Arms (from Craven Arms: bearing 68°T, OS grid SO 495 850), and is situated south-west of Diddlebury village. The earth here carries the weight of long-departed centuries, most visibly where the grass mounds of The Mount Motte And Bailey Castle rise softly against the horizon just a short distance southeast of Hill House Farm. Sunlight catches the edges of these ancient earthworks, tracing the silent remnants of a defensive past that has long since surrendered to the quietude of grazing sheep. To the west, the landscape deepens into the shadows of Parting Hollow Plantation, where the trees hold a stillness that seems to sharpen the clarity of the winter air. Corfton occupies a space where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of the day, far removed from the clamour of busier districts. The land around is defined by the persistent, subtle influence of agriculture, with fields stretching out to meet the horizon in a patchwork of muted greens and browns. Here, the sky feels expansive, pressing down upon the hedgerows and the quiet lanes with a weight that invites a slower, more deliberate way of seeing.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Corfton, 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 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 Corfton includes coordinates 52.460937, -2.743781, 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 Corfton is available on the Corfton 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.