Dolton reveals its character through the quiet persistence of its stone cottages and the deep, verdant folds of the Devon landscape. It lies 6.4 miles south-east of Great Torrington (from Great Torrington: bearing 131°T, OS grid SS 571 121), and is situated south-east of Beaford village. The surrounding countryside holds a stillness that is rarely broken, save for the movement of light across the expansive fields that define the horizon. To the west, the damp, rich earth of the Halsdon SSSI offers a sanctuary where the air feels heavy with the scent of ancient woodland and river silt. Dolton itself maintains a dignified reserve, its architecture bearing the marks of centuries of agricultural life and local industry. A short distance away, the quiet surface of Golden Pool reflects the shifting sky, providing a mirror to the clouds that drift endlessly over the rolling terrain. The lanes here possess a narrow, winding intimacy, guiding travellers past hedgerows that have witnessed generations of change. Every corner of the parish retains a singular, unforced presence, grounded firmly in the red clay of the Torridge district.
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Live animated radar for Dolton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dolton, 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 Dolton includes coordinates 50.891082, -4.032599, 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 Dolton is available on the Dolton 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.