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No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Updated 2026-10-09 13:33:20 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Acton Bridge is a village and civil parish in Cheshire, England. It is within the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester on the River Weaver, at approximately 53˚ 16′ N, 2˚ 36′ W. It has a population of 602, increasing to 631 at the 2011 Census. Acton Bridge is served by its own railway station, operated by London Northwestern.
Towns and villages near Acton Bridge with a page of their own: the homes in a flood risk area there, the nearest river gauges, and recorded floods.
Place names: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Two mapped watercourses are about the same distance from the middle of Acton Bridge's gauges: the River Weaver (about 580 m) and Dean Brook (about 730 m), so this page cannot say which one is nearer to you.
Distances along the river are from the point on each watercourse nearest the middle of Acton Bridge's gauges. From Ordnance Survey’s river map (OS Open Rivers), which leaves out small streams, ditches and culverts, so a nearer one may exist. This describes where water goes on the map; it says nothing about flooding at any address. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.
Acton Bridge is monitored by 2 Environment Agency river level stations on the River Weaver, in Cheshire West and Chester. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The River Weaver is monitored by 2 stations (Acton Bridge, Pickerings Cut). Each station records water levels continuously, with data synced to FloodRadar every 5 minutes.
There are 8 Environment Agency flood warning areas within 10km of Acton Bridge. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: Areas at risk include higher level properties along Acton Lane and Warrington Road at Acton Bridge and Sandy Lane in Weaverham; Areas at risk include Primrose Cottage, Pickerings Bridge Cottage, The Bungalow and Pickerings Lock Caravan Park; Areas at risk include Properties along Warrington Road at Acton Bridge and Sandy Lane in Weaverham; Areas at risk include the Meadowgate Farm area.
There are 15 storm overflows within 5km of Acton Bridge. None of the 15 with a reporting monitor are currently discharging. Enable "Sewage" on the map above to see their locations.
6 of them, nearest first, with their own page of live status and past discharges:
If flooding is forecast in Acton Bridge, call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 for the latest information. Move valuables upstairs, turn off gas and electricity if safe to do so, and avoid walking or driving through flood water. Sign up for flood warnings on any station page above to receive email alerts when water levels rise. For emergency numbers, a preparation checklist and insurance guidance, see our flood help & preparation guide.
Acton Bridge gets about 781 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 82 mm; driest March, 49 mm). That is 33% drier than the UK as a whole, which averages 1,163 mm a year. See the rain gauges →
A thirty-year average for the area, not a forecast and not a flood risk on its own. Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 (5 km grid), 1.8 km away. Average rainfall: HadUK-Grid v1.3.2, Met Office. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Floods whose mapped extent (EA Recorded Flood Outlines) reached within ~5 km of the town centre — most recent first. These are records of mapped extents, not a full list of floods. See them on the map →
Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded.
Current verdict: Normal. No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Acton Bridge has river level monitoring on River Weaver — 2 monitoring stations in total.
Use the GOV.UK Check for Flooding service (check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk) or call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 (24 hours). You can also set up free FloodRadar email or browser alerts from any station page above.
Follow official advice: move valuables and vehicles to safety, never walk or drive through flood water, turn off gas and electricity if safe, and check on vulnerable neighbours. See our flood preparation guide at floodradar.co.uk/flood-help.
Yes — the Environment Agency's Recorded Flood Outlines dataset shows 2 recorded flood extents around the town centre since 1703, most recently in 2021. That is a count of mapped extents, not of separate floods. Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded. See the flood history link below.
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