Amington reveals its character through the steady accretion of brick and boundary that defines the eastern edge of the Tamworth district. It lies 1.4 miles east of Tamworth (from Tamworth: bearing 99°T, OS grid SK 230 036), and is situated west-south-west of Alvecote village. The landscape here carries the quiet weight of industrial transition, where the heavy earth of former coal seams now surrenders to the reclamation of reed and open water. To the east, the sprawling Alvecote Pools SSSi mirrors the shifting Staffordshire sky in its flooded basins, offering a sanctuary of stillness born from subsidence. Amington maintains a distinct suburban composure, its streets tracing the gentle rise of land that looks toward the distant, softened silhouette of Tamworth Castle. Beyond the immediate gardens, the path toward the nearby Hodge Lane Nature Reserve invites a slower pace, where the damp scent of mud and turning leaves rises from the ground. The sunlight here often catches the brickwork of modest terraces, illuminating the way history has quietly settled into the modern routine of the West Midlands. Every corner of Amington reflects this balance, caught between the utility of its past and the persistent, unforced growth of the natural world encroaching from the margins.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Amington, 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 Amington includes coordinates 52.630497, -1.660555, 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 Amington is available on the Amington 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.