Kilkhampton, Cornwall Weather
About Kilkhampton, Cornwall
Kilkhampton commands the high, exposed ridge of north-east Cornwall, where the Atlantic winds carry a distinct, salt-scoured crispness across the fields. It lies 3.4 miles north-north-east of Stratton (from Stratton: bearing 22°T, OS grid SS 253 114), and is situated south-east of Woodford village. The architecture of Kilkhampton is anchored by the Church of St James, whose sturdy granite tower watches over a landscape shaped by ancient human industry. To the west, the earth still bears the subtle, defensive indentations of the Motte and Bailey castle near Burridge Farm, a quiet reminder of medieval vigilance. Beyond these man-made knolls, the terrain softens into the verdant, damp expanse of the Lymsworthy Meadows SSSi, where the soil maintains a perpetual, rich heaviness. The light here has a peculiar quality, often appearing thin and silver as it catches the gorse and the low-lying hedges that divide the stubborn pasture. Kilkhampton maintains a stoic character, indifferent to the seasonal tides of tourism that wash over the nearby coast. Residents walk paths that have been trodden since the Iron Age, their movements echoing the persistent, slow rhythm of a life dictated by the stubborn Cornish weather.
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About This Kilkhampton, Cornwall Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kilkhampton, Cornwall, 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. Coastal tide gauge readings are sourced from the Environment Agency National Tide Gauge Network in near real-time (15-minute updates), with marine wave and sea surface temperature data from the Open-Meteo Marine API. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Kilkhampton includes coordinates 50.875735, -4.483914, in the county of Cornwall, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Kilkhampton is available on the Kilkhampton map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Cornwall 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.