Duton Hill occupies a quiet fold in the rolling Essex clay, where the horizon broadens to accommodate the wide, pale light characteristic of the East Anglian sky. It lies 2.6 miles south-south-west of Thaxted (from Thaxted: bearing 193°T, OS grid TL 603 268), and is situated north-north-west of Great Easton village. The landscape here is defined by the subtle, persistent push of the land, which rises toward the prominence of Snow Hill just to the south-east. Ancient paths connect these fields, tracing routes once walked by those who laboured upon the surrounding estates. A lingering sense of monastic stillness pervades the immediate vicinity, particularly where the weathered stones of Tilty Abbey remain as a quiet witness to centuries of passing seasons. Duton Hill maintains a modest character, defined more by the rhythmic cycle of the agricultural year than by the clamour of modern industry. The soil, heavy and dark, holds the memory of winter rains, giving a particular depth to the greens that emerge in the spring. Each lane carries a distinct, hushed quality, as if the earth itself were listening to the wind moving through the hedgerows.
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Live animated radar for Duton Hill and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Duton Hill, Essex, 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 Duton Hill includes coordinates 51.917337, 0.330506, in the county of Essex, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Duton Hill is available on the Duton Hill map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Essex 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.