Swan Bottom emerges from the high, flint-strewn plateau of the Chilterns as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the surrounding chalky soil. It lies 2.6 miles south-east of Wendover (from Wendover: bearing 128°T, OS grid SP 901 053), and is situated north-north-east of The Lee village. The light here possesses a particular clarity, catching the pale, exposed earth of the nearby Croft Dell where the valley floor dips away from the cultivated fields. Ancient boundaries mark the landscape, including the long, silent earthworks of the Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch that trail through the woods to the north-north-west. Swan Bottom maintains a reserved composure, favouring the slow turn of the seasons over the clamour of modern thoroughfares. The local horizon is dominated by the height of Cock’s Hill, which stands as a silent sentinel over the agricultural rhythm of the hamlet. Time in Swan Bottom is measured by the shifting shadows upon the hedgerows and the steady, quiet endurance of the surrounding woodland.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Swan Bottom, 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 Swan Bottom includes coordinates 51.739176, -0.69596, 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 Swan Bottom is available on the Swan Bottom 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.