Holton St Mary emerges from the Suffolk landscape as a collection of quiet lanes and historic timber-framed houses that have weathered centuries of East Anglian wind. It lies 4.1 miles south-south-east of Hadleigh (from Hadleigh: bearing 152°T, OS grid TM 060 367), and is situated south-south-east of Raydon village. The Holton Saint Mary Village Sign greets those passing through, standing as a sentinel of local identity amidst the expansive, open fields that define this part of the Babergh district. To the south-west, the rise of Great Hill breaks the horizon, offering a subtle elevation that contrasts with the low-lying moisture of the nearby Fen River. The light here has a sharp, pale clarity, often catching the flint-work of the parish church and casting long, thin shadows across the dormant winter furrows. Travellers might notice how the air feels thinner and colder as it sweeps across the open plateau, carrying the scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke. Holton St Mary maintains a modest composure, its character defined by the sturdy endurance of its farmsteads rather than any grand spectacle. This corner of Suffolk remains a place where the sky feels vast and indifferent, pressing down upon the ancient, heavy clay soil that has sustained the local harvests for generations.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Holton St Mary, 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 Holton St Mary includes coordinates 51.991018, 0.999227, 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 Holton St Mary is available on the Holton St Mary 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.