Chawston unfolds across the low-lying plains of Bedfordshire, where the horizon stretches wide and indifferent under a pale, expansive sky. It lies 3.2 miles south-west of St Neots (from St Neots: bearing 217°T, OS grid TL 152 561), and is situated south-west of Wyboston village. The landscape around Chawston is defined by a quiet, flat utility, punctuated by the lingering presence of the past found at the Chawston Manor Moated Site and its associated fishpond. Here, the water remains remarkably still, reflecting the grey-blue light of the afternoon with a clarity that seems to hold the weight of centuries. To the south-east, the persistent hum of the Black Cat Roundabout serves as a modern anchor, a stark contrast to the slow, heavy movement of the nearby Rockham Ditch. Earthwork remnants like the Round Hill barrow rise from the fields like subtle, grassy ghosts, marking a terrain that has long been worked by the plough. Chawston persists as a place of muted transitions, where the rush of the modern road meets the stubborn, damp silence of the ancient, water-bound earth.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Chawston, Bedfordshire, 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. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Chawston includes coordinates 52.191447, -0.31474, in the county of Bedfordshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Chawston is available on the Chawston map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Bedfordshire 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.