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No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Updated 2026-10-08 11:25:49 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Great Haywood is a village in the civil parish of Colwich, in the Borough of Stafford in the county of Staffordshire, England, just off the A51 and about 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of Rugeley and 7 miles (11 km) southeast of the town of Stafford.
Towns and villages near Great Haywood 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.
The nearest watercourse on the river map is the River Trent, about 20 m from the middle of Great Haywood's gauges. It flows into the River Humber about 228 km downstream.
A gauge downstream shows water that has already passed this point; one upstream sees it first. Distances along the river are from the point on the River Trent nearest the middle of Great Haywood'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.
Great Haywood is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the River Trent, in Staffordshire. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The River Trent is monitored by 1 station (Great Haywood). 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 Great Haywood. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: River Trent at Great Haywood Little Haywood Colwich and Wolsley Bridge area; River Sow Tixall area; River Trent at Enson Sandon Salt and Weston areas; River Sow St. Thomas area.
There are 5 storm overflows within 5km of Great Haywood. None of the 5 with a reporting monitor are currently discharging. Enable "Sewage" on the map above to see their locations.
Each has its own page of live status and past discharges:
If flooding is forecast in Great Haywood, 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.
Great Haywood gets about 754 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 73 mm; driest March, 51 mm). That is 35% 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), 1.9 km away. Average rainfall: HadUK-Grid v1.3.2, Met Office. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
No recorded flood outline within ~5 km of the Great Haywood town centre means no flood was mapped here, which is not evidence none happened: the Environment Agency mapped only some floods, mapping effort rose sharply after about 2000, and surface-water flooding is largely absent from this record. Open the recorded-floods map →
Current verdict: Normal. No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Great Haywood has river level monitoring on River Trent — 1 monitoring station 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.
No recorded flood outline is mapped around the Great Haywood town centre means no flood was mapped here, which is not evidence none happened: the Environment Agency mapped only some floods, mapping effort rose sharply after about 2000, and surface-water flooding is largely absent from this record. FloodRadar has separately logged 10 flood warnings or alerts for the Staffordshire area since February 2026. See the flood history link below.
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