Swynnerton emerges from the Staffordshire landscape as a pocket of quiet stone and ancient, heavy earth. It lies 3.4 miles west-north-west of Stone (from Stone: bearing 291°T, OS grid SJ 852 357), and is situated east-north-east of Cotes Heath village. High above the surrounding fields, the elevated ridge of Frameley Hill catches the morning light, casting long shadows that stretch toward the older, humbler earthworks of the Bowl Barrow in Swynnerton Park. The architecture of Swynnerton retains a sturdy, weathered dignity, reflecting a history rooted in the long stewardship of the Fitzherbert family. Beyond the manicured hedges, the land drops away into the shadowed depths of Beech Dale, where the air grows cool and heavy with the scent of damp moss and decaying leaves. The parish church stands as a sentinel of sandstone, its tower observing the slow turn of the seasons over a countryside that remains largely untouched by the frantic pace of modern transport. Swynnerton maintains a singular character, held fast by a geography that prioritises the permanence of the ridge over the fleeting nature of the lowlands. The horizon here is defined by the intersection of woodland and pasture, creating a silhouette that has remained constant through centuries of agricultural change.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Swynnerton, 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 Swynnerton includes coordinates 52.918629, -2.221454, 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 Swynnerton is available on the Swynnerton 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.