Lathbury commands a quiet dignity upon the rising limestone slopes that overlook the valley of the Great Ouse. It lies 0.8 miles north of Newport Pagnell (from Newport Pagnell: bearing 2°T, OS grid SP 876 452). The landscape here possesses a somber clarity, where the light catches the pale masonry of the parish church as if the stone itself were holding a memory of the sun. Lathbury retains a hushed, contemplative air, far removed from the bustle of the nearby Civil War Defences In Bury Field, which remain as silent, earthwork witnesses to a turbulent past. To the south, the iron-wrought grace of Tickford Bridge carries the weight of centuries, marking the transition from the manicured paths of the riverbank into the open, arable fields that define the horizon. The soil in these parts is heavy and rich, yielding a landscape that changes color with the shifting seasons, moving from deep, saturated greens to the muted, skeletal browns of winter. Lathbury lingers in the mind as a place of deliberate pauses, where the horizon is not broken by industry but by the gentle, rolling contours of the Buckinghamshire countryside. One might walk these lanes and feel the singular pull of a geography that has resisted the erasure of modernity, preserving a stillness that feels both ancient and entirely present.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lathbury, 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 Lathbury includes coordinates 52.098922, -0.721512, 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 Lathbury is available on the Lathbury 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.