Preston Bissett retains a quiet dignity, defined by the slow rotation of the seasons across the clay-rich fields of Buckinghamshire. It lies 3.6 miles south-west of Buckingham (from Buckingham: bearing 223°T, OS grid SP 657 298), and is situated west-north-west of Hillesden village. Low-hanging light often catches the stone of the parish church, casting long, sharp shadows that stretch across the lanes as evening approaches. The earth here holds a damp vitality, feeding the verdant expanse of the Tingewick Meadows Sssi just a mile to the north-west, where wild grasses sway in the prevailing breeze. Ancient hedgerows trace the boundaries of Preston Bissett, marking divisions in the land that have persisted through centuries of agricultural toil. Nearby, the still waters of the Chetwode Moats offer a reflective stillness that mirrors the grey-blue skies of the South East. Preston Bissett remains a place of deliberate pace, where the sound of the wind through the trees carries more weight than the distant hum of modern traffic. The landscape here does not clamour for attention, but reveals its character through the subtle interplay of shadow and field.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Preston Bissett, 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 Preston Bissett includes coordinates 51.962879, -1.044003, 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 Preston Bissett is available on the Preston Bissett 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.