Swallownest marks a transition in the South Yorkshire landscape where the legacy of coal and industry yields to a softening horizon. It lies 4.7 miles west of Dinnington (from Dinnington: bearing 265°T, OS grid SK 450 852), and is situated south-south-west of Aughton village. The light here catches the limestone dust of older workings, casting a stark, pale clarity over the modern thoroughfares that carve through the district. To the east, the rising prominence of Mill Stone Hill offers a silent vantage point, watching over the low-lying terrain as the seasons shift the colour of the scrubland. Water gathers in the quiet reach of Beighton Mill Tail Goit, where the surface tension holds the grey reflection of the clouds with a singular, metallic precision. Swallownest retains a stoic character, shaped by the industrious rhythm of a region that once moved to the beat of the pit heads and the foundry fire. Now, the atmosphere is defined by the steady transit of vehicles and the persistent, quiet expansion of the residential sprawl. Residents observe the changing foliage along the nearby brook paths, where the earth retains a damp, iron-rich scent that speaks of the deep seams beneath the surface.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Swallownest, South Yorkshire, 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. Air quality data includes PM2.5, PM10, ozone and the UK Daily Air Quality Index (DAQI 1-10) as used by DEFRA and the Met Office. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Swallownest includes coordinates 53.362419, -1.32468, in the county of South Yorkshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Swallownest is available on the Swallownest map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the South Yorkshire 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.