Haughton remains a quiet collection of dwellings where the low Shropshire light clings to the hedgerows and moss-covered brickwork. It lies 5.1 miles south-south-west of Ellesmere (from Ellesmere: bearing 198°T, OS grid SJ 373 270), and is situated east-north-east of West Felton village. The land here holds the stillness of an old map, marked by a terrain that slopes away from the higher ground toward the damp, reed-heavy margins of Bagley Marsh. Travellers moving through the lanes often catch a glimpse of the shifting water at Paddock Pool, where the surface reflects the grey, expansive sky of the West Midlands. Agriculture dictates the pace of existence in Haughton, with fields that stretch toward the horizon like sheets of pressed velvet. The surrounding soil, rich and heavy with the secrets of glacial drift, defines the boundary between the cultivated farmstead and the wilder, unmanaged thickets. Winter evenings bring a particular clarity to the air, sharpening the silhouettes of distant trees against a darkening blue. Every gatepost and stone wall serves as a silent witness to the generations who have worked this flat, unsentimental earth.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Haughton, 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 Haughton includes coordinates 52.83751, -2.931712, 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 Haughton is available on the Haughton 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.