Ancient hedgerows define the quiet, sloping boundaries of East Buckland, where the light shifts across the fields with a slow, deliberate weight. It lies 4.2 miles north-west of South Molton (from South Molton: bearing 322°T, OS grid SS 674 313), and is situated east of West Buckland village. The landscape here breathes through deep, verdant coombes that carry the scent of damp earth and coming rain. To the south, the expansive grounds of the Grade I listed Castle Hill offer a formal contrast to the rugged, unmanicured wildness found in the nearby Accott Woods. These woodlands provide a dense, shadowed sanctuary, their high canopies filtering the sun into thin, pale shafts that touch the mossy ground. East Buckland retains a reserved, agricultural character, defined less by sudden change and more by the enduring persistence of its rural rhythms. The horizon is shaped by the subtle rise of the surrounding terrain, which keeps the sky feeling wide and remarkably close. Each lane through East Buckland serves as a modest artery, connecting the scattered homesteads to the wider, rolling expanse of the North Devon countryside.
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Live animated radar for East Buckland and surroundings — RainViewer.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for East Buckland, 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 East Buckland includes coordinates 51.066126, -3.893107, 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 East Buckland is available on the East Buckland 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.