Longdon on Tern marks the quiet convergence of water and pasture in the Shropshire landscape. It lies 6.6 miles north-west of Telford (from Telford: bearing 310°T, OS grid SJ 615 155), and is situated west of Long Lane village. The River Tern meanders through the low fields nearby, carrying a silver light that seems to linger longer here than elsewhere in the county. Just a short walk east, the Canal Aqueduct Over River Tern stands as a robust iron sentinel, a structural achievement that bridges the waterway with a deliberate, industrial grace. Longdon on Tern remains defined by this intersection of agricultural patience and the utilitarian ambition of the nineteenth century. The horizon is broad and unencumbered, allowing the evening sun to stretch long, thin shadows across the fields toward the distant, hidden pockets of the Allscott Settling Ponds. Here, the air holds a particular clarity, tasting faintly of damp earth and the slow, persistent movement of the river. One senses a deliberate stillness in the way the land meets the sky, as if the geography itself prefers the company of the reeds to the clamour of the modern road.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Longdon on Tern, 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 village. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Longdon on Tern includes coordinates 52.736246, -2.570245, 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 Longdon on Tern is available on the Longdon on Tern 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.