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No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Updated 2026-10-10 15:37:58 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Meaford is a hamlet in the civil parish of Stone Rural, in the Stafford district, in the county of Staffordshire, England. It lies at the junction of the A34 and A51 roads, north of Stone on the River Trent. Meaford Lock is on the Trent and Mersey Canal. Meaford's most famous son is John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent, the naval hero.
Towns and villages near Meaford 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 Meaford's gauges. It flows into the River Humber about 250 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 Meaford'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.
Meaford 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 (Darlaston). Each station records water levels continuously, with data synced to FloodRadar every 5 minutes.
There are 5 Environment Agency flood warning areas within 10km of Meaford. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: River Trent at Stone including Trent Close and Stafford Street; Low-lying land and roads between Norton Green and Darlaston on the River Trent and on the Lyme Brook and Ford Green Brook; River Trent at Hanford and Trentham including Church Lane area of Hanford, Park Drive in Trentham and Trentham Gardens; River Trent at Stoke on Trent including Joiners Square, the University and Boothen.
There are 15 storm overflows within 5km of Meaford. None of the 14 with a reporting monitor are currently discharging (1 has no live status right now). 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 Meaford, 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.
Meaford gets about 850 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 88 mm; driest April, 56 mm). That is 27% 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), 2.2 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 Meaford 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.
Meaford 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 Meaford 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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