Loxhore marks a quiet shift in the North Devon topography, where the land rises into creases of damp earth and thick hedgerows. It lies 4.9 miles north-east of Barnstaple (from Barnstaple: bearing 45°T, OS grid SS 616 386), and is situated north-east of Shirwell village. The character of Loxhore is defined by its deep isolation, a place where the light catches the moisture on the fields with a grey, metallic clarity. Ancient earthworks remain as silent witnesses to earlier inhabitants, including the earth-covered mound of the Motte Called Castle Roborough, which stands as a sombre disruption in the local pastures. To the north-west, the sprawling grounds of Arlington Court offer a stark contrast to the modest, working nature of the surrounding meadows. The soil here holds the weight of centuries of agricultural toil, sustaining a landscape that feels indifferent to the frantic pace of the modern world. Beyond the immediate fields, the elevation of White Cawsey provides a vantage point over a horizon that seems to stretch into an endless, shifting sea of green. Loxhore retains a singular stillness, an endurance that persists long after the dusk has settled over the narrow, winding lanes.
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Live animated radar for Loxhore and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Loxhore, 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 Loxhore includes coordinates 51.130332, -3.978657, 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 Loxhore is available on the Loxhore 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.