West Putford endures as a quiet collection of stone and verdant pasture, defined by the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons across the rolling Devon terrain. It lies 7.5 miles north of Holsworthy (from Holsworthy: bearing 6°T, OS grid SS 359 158), and is situated east-north-east of Bradworthy village. The horizon here is dominated by the weight of ancient earth, where the silent humps of a round barrow cemetery near Commonmoor Cottage rise like slumbering giants from the grass. Sunlight catches the moisture in the air, casting long, bruised shadows that stretch across the fields toward the winding path of the Dipple Water. Agriculture remains the primary pulse of West Putford, with hedgerows functioning as intricate, living barricades against the prevailing winds that sweep in from the Atlantic. The soil is heavy and dark, yielding a stubborn fertility that has sustained the local farms through countless generations of shifting fortunes. Deep within the nearby Kismeldon Meadows, the vegetation grows with a wild, untamed vigour that suggests a landscape largely indifferent to the passing of human time. West Putford remains a place of stark, unadorned clarity, where the architecture of the land itself provides the only true monument to its enduring presence.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for West Putford, 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 West Putford includes coordinates 50.918832, -4.335088, 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 West Putford is available on the West Putford 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.