Alderton Fields emerges as a quiet expanse of Gloucestershire farmland, defined by the slow drift of clouds over its open, working acreage. It lies 2.9 miles north-north-west of Winchcombe (from Winchcombe: bearing 327°T, OS grid SP 000 322), and is situated south of Alderton village. The landscape here possesses a singular, unadorned clarity, where the horizon remains wide and the light catches the furrows of the earth with a pale, metallic sheen. To the south-west, the rise of Dixton Hill asserts a steady, grounded presence against the sky, anchoring the view with its ancient, rounded silhouette. Closer to the boundary, the earth at Alderton Hill Quarry Sssi offers a different register of time, exposing the raw geological strata that underpin the region’s pastoral veneer. Alderton Fields maintains a functional, rhythmic character dictated by the seasons, where the sound of wind through standing crops replaces the clamour of more populous districts. The atmosphere holds a persistent, cool stillness, as if the land itself is waiting for the next turning of the plough. Here, the absence of artifice allows the essential geometry of the fields to dictate the movement of the eye.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Alderton Fields, Gloucestershire, 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. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Alderton Fields includes coordinates 51.988524, -2.000172, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Alderton Fields is available on the Alderton Fields map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Gloucestershire 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.