Burgh Heath commands the rolling chalk plateau of Surrey, where the air holds a crisp, elevated clarity peculiar to the North Downs. It lies 1.3 miles south-south-west of Banstead (from Banstead: bearing 211°T, OS grid TQ 241 578), and is situated north-north-west of Kingswood village. Ancient pathways once used by drovers now define the borders of the green, where the grass wears a silvered sheen under the low, slanted light of an autumn afternoon. Burgh Heath preserves its character through the open expanse of the common, a space that invites the wind to sweep unimpeded across the turf. Nearby, the water of Lonesome Ponds gathers in quiet, dark mirrors, reflecting the gnarled silhouettes of surrounding trees against a pale, expansive sky. A short distance away, the gentle, reed-fringed banks of Marbles Pond offer a sanctuary where the silence is broken only by the sudden, sharp movement of waterfowl. These waters provide a still, reflective contrast to the bustling transit routes that have long funneled through this high ground. Today, the horizon remains dominated by the expansive, open character of the landscape, holding the memory of a simpler, pastoral rhythm in its quiet corners.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Burgh Heath, Surrey, 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 Burgh Heath includes coordinates 51.305861, -0.219824, in the county of Surrey, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Burgh Heath is available on the Burgh Heath map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Surrey 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.