Coton Farm endures as a quiet suburban pocket of Staffordshire, defined by its crisp proximity to the encroaching shadows of urban Tamworth. It lies 1.3 miles west-north-west of Tamworth (from Tamworth: bearing 303°T, OS grid SK 191 051), and is situated east-north-east of Hopwas village. The horizon here is dominated by the heavy, silent presence of Hopwas Hays Wood, where the dense canopy swallows the afternoon light and offers a stark contrast to the manicured domesticity of nearby lawns. Residents of Coton Farm often look toward the rising silhouette of Tamworth Castle, a limestone sentinel that anchors the local skyline with its medieval gravity. Beyond the residential lanes, the air carries the faint, damp scent of the Tame Valley, a landscape where the river’s path dictates the slow migration of fog across the fields. Walking eastward, one might encounter the gentle, open expanse of Wigginton Park, which serves as a breathable lung for the surrounding streets. This landscape does not shout its history, yet the earth beneath Coton Farm holds the quiet weight of a region long shaped by the intersection of river, rail, and road. Every morning, the pale, thin light of the Midlands reveals a place that balances between the modern suburban pulse and the lingering stillness of the ancient Staffordshire countryside.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Coton Farm, 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 Coton Farm includes coordinates 52.643676, -1.718771, 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 Coton Farm is available on the Coton Farm 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.