Chipshop emerges from the rolling folds of the West Devon landscape, a modest cluster of homes defined by the quiet industry of the surrounding earth. It lies 2.8 miles west of Tavistock (from Tavistock: bearing 277°T, OS grid SX 436 751), and is situated south-south-west of Lamerton village. The air here carries a crisp, mineral edge, a lingering inheritance from the industrial past that once defined the nearby Devon Great Consols SSSi. Stone walls and overgrown paths trace the ghosts of old mine workings, where the earth was once turned over in a feverish search for copper and arsenic. Today, the ruins of Wheal Josiah stand as silent sentinels, their crumbling masonry softened by the encroaching ivy and the relentless, patient march of seasons. The sunlight in Chipshop possesses a singular clarity, sharpening the outlines of the fields and illuminating the deep, verdant density of Blanchdown Wood beyond the ridge. Residents observe the changing weather as it rolls in from the Atlantic, watching the clouds gather above the distant horizon with the practiced eye of those who live close to the land. Through the changing light and the rhythmic cycles of the seasons, Chipshop remains a place where the heavy weight of history sits lightly upon the grass.
Flight conditions near Chipshop. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Chipshop and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Chipshop, 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 hamlet. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Chipshop includes coordinates 50.554992, -4.207906, 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 Chipshop is available on the Chipshop 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.