Billacombe emerges from the Devon landscape as a collection of sturdy dwellings anchored to the limestone geology of the South West. It lies 1.9 miles west of Sherford (from Sherford: bearing 265°T, OS grid SX 519 537), and is situated north of Staddiscombe village. The horizon here is marked by the geological prominence of the Billacombe SSSI, where the exposed strata offer a silent, mineral testimony to the ancient shifts of the earth. Nearby, the Cross in the Grounds of Stentaway House endures as a weathered sentinel of stone, its form softened by the persistent damp of the Atlantic air. Rainwater collects in the lower basins of the land, eventually feeding into the unassuming flow of Billacombe Brook, which moves with a purposeful, quiet industry towards the coast. Throughout the day, the light plays across the stone facades, casting long, sharp shadows that emphasize the solid, unpretentious character of the local architecture. There is a distinct crispness to the atmosphere, a clarity that renders the surrounding fields and hedgerows with startling, vivid precision. Billacombe retains an air of steady permanence, undisturbed by the hurried pace of the wider world beyond its borders.
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Live animated radar for Billacombe and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Billacombe, Devon, 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. Soil temperature, soil moisture and evapotranspiration data are provided for agricultural planning in this village. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Billacombe includes coordinates 50.365192, -4.083256, in the county of Devon, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Billacombe is available on the Billacombe map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Devon 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.