Great Ness reveals a landscape where the Shropshire plain yields to the sudden, rugged elevation of sandstone ridges. It lies 7.0 miles west-north-west of Shrewsbury (from Shrewsbury: bearing 304°T, OS grid SJ 397 188), and is situated south-west of Little Ness village. Ancient stone anchors the local identity, most prominently at the Churchyard Cross near St Andrew’s Church, where the weathering of centuries has softened the hard lines of the masonry. From this vantage, the light often catches the horizon with a pale, silver clarity that highlights the proximity of Nesscliffe Hill Country Park. The earth here holds a quiet gravity, shaped by the geological legacy of the nearby multivallate hillfort that commands the surrounding heights. Great Ness maintains a character defined by this intersection of pastoral fields and the stark, enduring presence of the older rock. The proximity of such elevated ground offers a perspective over the county that feels both expansive and deeply rooted in the physical reality of the terrain.
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Live animated radar for Great Ness and surroundings — RainViewer.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Great Ness, 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 Great Ness includes coordinates 52.764269, -2.894416, 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 Great Ness is available on the Great Ness 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.