Dawley Bank occupies a distinct ridge of Shropshire earth, carrying the quiet gravity of a landscape once shaped by the deep, industrial hunger of the Coalbrookdale Coalfield. It lies 1.0 miles west of Telford (from Telford: bearing 261°T, OS grid SJ 681 084). The terrain here rises with a deliberate, weary strength, its slopes still echoing the Victorian extraction that defined the local rhythm of life. To the south-southeast, the rounded silhouette of Heath Hill catches the fading light, casting long shadows that stretch across the modest brickwork of the older cottages. A short walk toward the northwest reveals the Lawley and Overdale Community Garden, where the orderly rows of seasonal planting offer a sharp, green contrast to the dark, iron-stained soil of the surrounding hills. Dawley Bank retains a stoic character, its streets following the erratic contours of the land rather than any rigid grid. On clear afternoons, the sun glints off the distant surface of Horsehay Pool, grounding the horizon in a cool, reflective stillness. This arrangement of hill and hollow creates a unique perspective, where the heavy industrial past remains visible in the very tilt of the ground underfoot.
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Live animated radar for Dawley Bank and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dawley Bank, 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 Dawley Bank includes coordinates 52.673245, -2.47223, 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 Dawley Bank is available on the Dawley Bank 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.