Great Hivings rises as a quiet extension of the Chiltern plateau, where the pavement yields to the sudden, sharp incline of the valley slopes. It lies 1.4 miles north-north-west of Chesham (from Chesham: bearing 347°T, OS grid SP 953 036), and is situated east-south-east of Asheridge village. The light here catches the pale chalk subsoil, casting a luminous clarity over the suburban verges that feel caught between the industry of the town and the wilder intentions of the hills. A short walk to the northeast reveals White Hawridge Bottom, where the land falls away into a verdant trough that seems to hold the morning mist long after the rest of the county has dried. Great Hivings maintains a stoic, residential composure, marked by the steady transit of commuters who traverse the steep roads as if tracing the ancient contours of the escarpment. To the south, the shadow of the Bowl Barrow in Lowndes Park offers a reminder of the deep, pre-literate history that anchors this corner of Buckinghamshire. The air, thin and crisp at this elevation, carries the faint, metallic tang of the distant Chesham workshops, grounding the airy geography in the practical reality of local labour. These streets remain a testament to the quiet persistence of suburban life, where the boundary between the manicured garden and the rugged chalk ridge is never truly fixed.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Great Hivings, 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 Great Hivings includes coordinates 51.723837, -0.621202, 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 Great Hivings is available on the Great Hivings 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.