Bellingdon commands a modest elevation within the Chiltern Hills, where the chalky earth supports a landscape of quiet, agrarian persistence. It lies 2.3 miles north-north-west of Chesham (from Chesham: bearing 340°T, OS grid SP 945 049), and is situated north-east of Asheridge village. The light here has a singular, brittle clarity, catching the flint-knapped walls of older cottages and lending them a silvery, metallic sheen during the late afternoon. To the north-east, the earthworks of the Hawridge Court Ringwork offer a silent, grassy reminder of medieval defensive ambitions long since surrendered to the grazing sheep. Bellingdon retains a distinct character defined by its scattered layout, avoiding the congested density found in the lower-lying market towns of the valley. A short distance to the north-north-west, the expansive greenery of Cholesbury Common provides a stark, open contrast to the tightly hedged lanes that define the local topography. This terrain remains resolutely rural, governed more by the slow turning of the seasons than by the urgent pace of the neighbouring commuter routes. Each lane reveals the unpretentious dignity of a place that has remained largely indifferent to the encroaching sprawl of the twentieth century.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bellingdon, Buckinghamshire, 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 Bellingdon includes coordinates 51.735475, -0.632216, in the county of Buckinghamshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Bellingdon is available on the Bellingdon map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Buckinghamshire 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.