Granite-hewn cottages and verdant enclosures define the character of Cornwood, a place where the air carries the sharp, clean scent of the high moors. It lies 2.8 miles north-west of Ivybridge (from Ivybridge: bearing 314°T, OS grid SX 604 595), and is situated east-north-east of Lutton village. Within the rugged embrace of Dartmoor National Park, Cornwood occupies a landscape where the light softens against the weathered stone of ancient walls. To the south-east, the River Yealm carves a path through the valley, its waters moving with a persistent, cold clarity that reflects the shifting clouds above. A short distance away, the tranquil surface of Blachford Fish Pond mirrors the surrounding trees, offering a stillness that seems to suspend time itself. The horizon is broken by the rising slopes of Houndle Hill, which stand as silent sentinels over the grazing pastures below. History lingers in the quietude of these fields, where the remnants of earlier lives remain etched into the earth, waiting to be discovered by the observant eye. Cornwood remains a sanctuary of quiet endurance, defined by the interplay between the sheltered lowlands and the wild, untamed expanse of the moor.
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Live animated radar for Cornwood and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cornwood, 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 Cornwood includes coordinates 50.418876, -3.965124, 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 Cornwood is available on the Cornwood 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.