Hengrave retains a singular stillness, defined by the low, flat horizons of the Suffolk landscape that catch the pale, silvered light of the North Sea air. It lies 3.0 miles north-north-west of Bury St Edmunds (from Bury St Edmunds: bearing 331°T, OS grid TL 827 685), and is situated north-north-west of Fornham All Saints village. The eye is drawn immediately to the Tudor grandeur of Hengrave Hall, a red-brick masterpiece whose ornate gatehouse rises like a sudden, defiant bloom from the surrounding parkland. Nearby, the water in the Stake Pond remains perfectly still, mirroring the heavy, ancient clouds that drift over the open fields. Agriculture dictates the slow pulse of the local day, with the earth turning under the plough in rhythmic, dark furrows. Beyond the immediate view, the remnants of the settlement site west of Hengrave Mill linger as subtle depressions in the grass, marking where past labour once shaped the soil. Hengrave exists as a quiet confluence of brick, water, and shadow, holding its long history with an unforced, deliberate grace.
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Live animated radar for Hengrave and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hengrave, 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 Hengrave includes coordinates 52.284782, 0.678471, 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 Hengrave is available on the Hengrave 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.