Kentisbury Ford emerges from the verdant folds of North Devon, where the land rises in quiet defiance of the sea. It lies 6.9 miles north-north-east of Barnstaple (from Barnstaple: bearing 31°T, OS grid SS 618 427), and is situated south-east of Combe Martin village. Deep in this hollow, the light catches the moisture of the valley floor, turning the air into a shimmering veil that softens the edges of the surrounding fields. The steady incline of Ford Hill rises to the west, acting as a natural bulwark against the Atlantic gales that sweep across the peninsula. Ancient echoes linger in the soil nearby, where the standing stone at Higher Mattocks Down keeps a silent, lonely watch over the passing seasons. Kentisbury Ford remains tethered to the rhythms of the earth, its lanes tracing the ancient paths carved by centuries of agricultural toil. Beyond the immediate fields, the expansive, protected grounds of Arlington Court offer a grander perspective on the local history that defines this corner of the South West. Here, the landscape possesses a restrained dignity, holding its secrets in the shadow of every hedgerow and shifting cloud.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kentisbury Ford, 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 Kentisbury Ford includes coordinates 51.167253, -3.977377, 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 Kentisbury Ford is available on the Kentisbury Ford 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.