Cross remains a quiet cluster of dwellings defined by the low, rolling agricultural horizon of the Shropshire plains. It lies 1.2 miles north-north-west of Ellesmere (from Ellesmere: bearing 333°T, OS grid SJ 391 365), and is situated north-east of Elson village. The landscape around Cross unfolds in broad, emerald-hued fields that catch the pale light of the morning, revealing the subtle contours of the land. To the south-east, the expansive waters of The Mere act as a silver mirror to the passing clouds, anchoring the wider district in a cool, fluid stillness. North-west of the hamlet, the Trench Watercourse carves a modest, winding path through the silt, providing a rhythmic pulse to the surrounding pasture. Cross maintains a modest demeanour, favouring the slow progression of the seasons over the clamour of more populous centres. The air here holds a distinct crispness, carrying the scent of damp earth and distant hedgerows across the open lanes. Every hedgerow and fence line marks a history of toil, where the labour of the plough has long been the primary devotion of the earth.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cross, 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 Cross includes coordinates 52.922978, -2.906877, 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 Cross is available on the Cross 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.