Clayhidon occupies a quiet ridge within the Blackdown Hills, where the horizon holds a constant, pale tension against the sky. It lies 3.4 miles south-south-east of Wellington (from Wellington: bearing 156°T, OS grid ST 161 155), and is situated north-east of Millhayes village. The landscape here is defined by the sharp, sudden rise of Clayhidon Hill, which anchors the southern boundary with a heavy, earthen stillness. Beneath this height, the damp, sequestered ground of Ashculm Turbary Sssi preserves a fragile, acidic flora that has long resisted the encroaching rhythm of modern ploughs. Stone walls and sunken lanes mark the passage of centuries, carrying the weight of a geology that prefers the slow accumulation of moss to the noise of industry. The light over Clayhidon often feels thin and translucent, catching the edges of the fields before spilling into the shadows of the nearby valleys. Local life remains tethered to the cycles of the working farm, a persistent pulse beneath the silence that gathers in the hollows. Here, the air carries the sharp, clean scent of wet bracken and the distant, cooling breath of the moorland.
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Live animated radar for Clayhidon and surroundings — RainViewer.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Clayhidon, 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 Clayhidon includes coordinates 50.933145, -3.194617, 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 Clayhidon is available on the Clayhidon 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.