Old Swinford preserves a distinct character defined by its red-brick architecture and the historic presence of its long-standing educational foundations. It lies 0.4 miles south of Stourbridge (from Stourbridge: bearing 176°T, OS grid SO 904 834). Sunlight catches the worn stone of St Mary’s Church, grounding the streetscape in a quiet, enduring gravity that contrasts with the bustling pace of the neighbouring commercial hub. To the west, the expansive grounds of Mary Stevens Park offer a verdant lung for the residents, where the light shifts across open lawns in long, amber streaks during the late afternoon. Old Swinford remains anchored by its proximity to the rural edge, where the land begins to roll toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Wychbury Hill. The architecture here tells a story of industry and refinement, with sturdy Victorian houses standing in silent observation of the modern traffic. Local life finds a steady rhythm in the transition between the dense brickwork of the streets and the softening green of the nearby valleys. This particular corner of the West Midlands holds an atmosphere of settled permanence, where the air often carries a faint, crisp clarity rising from the surrounding fields.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Old Swinford, West Midlands, 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. Air quality data includes PM2.5, PM10, ozone and the UK Daily Air Quality Index (DAQI 1-10) as used by DEFRA and the Met Office. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Old Swinford includes coordinates 52.448852, -2.142502, in the county of West Midlands, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Old Swinford is available on the Old Swinford map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the West Midlands 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.