Broughton Crossing holds a quiet stillness where the low, damp light of the Buckinghamshire fields seems to linger longer than elsewhere. It lies 1.3 miles east-north-east of Aylesbury (from Aylesbury: bearing 67°T, OS grid SP 840 146), and is situated south-south-west of Burcott village. The land here slopes gently toward the quiet path of the Broughton Lane Drain, which draws a slender, silver thread through the fields just to the south-east. Ancient earthworks remain in the vicinity, including a moated site to the north-west that keeps the memory of medieval foundations beneath its grassy surface. The atmosphere of Broughton Crossing is shaped by these vestiges of the past, standing in contrast to the modern traffic that brushes past its borders. Nearby, the waters of Oakfield Lake catch the pale sky, reflecting a clarity that belies the bustle of the nearby county town. Broughton Crossing remains a place of transition, where the heavy, clay-rich soil of the region reminds one of the deep, enduring patience of the earth itself.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Broughton Crossing, 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 Broughton Crossing includes coordinates 51.82439, -0.782419, 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 Broughton Crossing is available on the Broughton Crossing 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.