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No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Updated 2026-10-09 18:46:18 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Temple Sowerby is a village and civil parish in Cumbria, northern England. It is close to the main east–west A66 road about 8 miles (13 km) east of Penrith in the Eden Valley. At the 2011 census Temple Sowerby was grouped with Newbiggin giving a total population of 528.
Towns and villages near Temple Sowerby 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 Eden, about 30 m from the middle of Temple Sowerby's gauges. It flows on to the sea.
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 Eden nearest the middle of Temple Sowerby'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.
Temple Sowerby is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the River Eden, in Westmorland and Furness. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The River Eden is monitored by 1 station (Temple Sowerby). 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 Temple Sowerby. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: Low lying roads, agricultural land & isolated properties adjacent the River Eden at Edenhall; Low lying roads, residential and commercial properties adjacent the River Eden at Bolton, Appleby in Westmorland; Properties adjacent to the River Eamont at Eamont Bridge, including the Kemplay Foot, Skirsgill Lane and Southwaite Green Mill areas; Properties lying along River Eamont at Eamont Bridge, Old Post Office Row and Eamont Park.
There are 9 storm overflows within 5km of Temple Sowerby. None of the 8 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 Temple Sowerby, 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.
Temple Sowerby gets about 850 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 97 mm; driest April, 44 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), 2.3 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.
Temple Sowerby has river level monitoring on River Eden — 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.
Yes — the Environment Agency's Recorded Flood Outlines dataset shows 6 recorded flood extents around the town centre since 1703, most recently in 2020. 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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