Alsagers Bank commands a high, rugged ridge that surveys the industrial ghosts and greening reclamation of North Staffordshire. It lies 2.9 miles north-east of Madeley (from Madeley: bearing 45°T, OS grid SJ 805 482), and is situated north-north-east of Scot Hay village. The horizon here is dominated by the rising bulk of Black Bank, a hill that anchors the view and reminds the observer of the earth’s deep, coal-rich foundations. Beyond the rooftops, the landscape softens into the expanse of the Apedale Community, where the scars of former mines have been reclaimed by bramble and silver birch. The quality of light in Alsagers Bank is often thin and clear, catching the soot-stained brickwork of older cottages before spilling across the wide, open valley below. A quiet industry once defined these slopes, yet today the silence is broken only by the wind moving through the gorse. The proximity of the Apedale Winding Wheel serves as a stark, metal sentinel, marking the transition from the frantic pace of the coal age to the present stillness. Residents here look out over a terrain that has been worked hard and left to heal, finding beauty in the stark contrast between the heavy sky and the reclaimed wildness of the surrounding hills.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Alsagers Bank, Staffordshire, 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. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Alsagers Bank includes coordinates 53.031329, -2.291398, in the county of Staffordshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Alsagers Bank is available on the Alsagers Bank map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Staffordshire 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.