Hawkedon remains a quiet anchor within the Suffolk landscape, defined by its narrow lanes and the heavy silence of its ancient agricultural fields. It lies 5.2 miles north-north-east of Clare (from Clare: bearing 23°T, OS grid TL 799 532), and is situated north-east of Upper Street village. The local topography reveals a patient, low-lying character, where the light falls flat and wide across the heavy clay soils. A mere stone’s throw to the south, Hawkedon Green offers a calm expanse of grass that serves as the visual pivot for the surrounding timber-framed houses. Further away, the thin, winding ribbon of Hawkendon Brook traces the lower contours of the land, drawing moisture from the surrounding meadows. Hawkedon draws its identity from these modest, unpretentious margins, where the modern world feels distant and secondary to the seasonal shift of the crops. The architecture here speaks of timber and plaster, standing firm against the prevailing winds that sweep across the open plateaus. Nothing in Hawkedon clamours for attention, yet the place holds a persistent, singular gravity for those who prefer the company of shadows and sky.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hawkedon, Suffolk, 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. Coastal tide gauge readings are sourced from the Environment Agency National Tide Gauge Network in near real-time (15-minute updates), with marine wave and sea surface temperature data from the Open-Meteo Marine API. Soil temperature, soil moisture and evapotranspiration data are provided for agricultural planning in this village. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Hawkedon includes coordinates 52.147804, 0.628124, in the county of Suffolk, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Hawkedon is available on the Hawkedon map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Suffolk 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.