Crackleybank emerges from the Shropshire landscape as a quiet cluster of dwellings defined by the steady incline of the surrounding fields. It lies 4.1 miles east-north-east of Telford (from Telford: bearing 69°T, OS grid SJ 759 109), and is situated south of Sheriffhales village. Low, amber-hued light often catches the edges of the hedgerows here, illuminating the quiet transition between the cultivated pastures and the wilder reaches of the countryside. Beyond the immediate gardens, the terrain rises toward the modest, rounded crest of Lizard Hill, which watches over the local geography like a silent, earthen sentinel. Centuries of agricultural toil have smoothed the contours of the earth, leaving Crackleybank to occupy a space where the horizon feels expansive and unburdened. To the east, the stillness of Burlington Pool mirrors the passing clouds, offering a cool, reflective depth that contrasts with the warmth of the sun-drenched arable slopes. Every lane leading away from the houses follows the ancient, natural grain of the land, avoiding the harsh geometry of modern thoroughfares. This quiet corner of the West Midlands maintains a deliberate pace, governed more by the shifting seasons than by the proximity of industrial hubs.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Crackleybank, 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 other settlement. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Crackleybank includes coordinates 52.696049, -2.357697, 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 Crackleybank is available on the Crackleybank 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.