Bailbrook catches the amber light of late afternoon, its limestone facades glowing with a subtle, honeyed warmth that defines the eastern edge of the city. It lies 1.7 miles north-east of Bath (from Bath: bearing 34°T, OS grid ST 766 671), and is situated south-south-east of Upper Swainswick village. The terrain here rises with a quiet insistence, drawing the eye toward the iron-age earthworks of Little Solsbury Hill, which looms like a dormant sentinel against the northern skyline. Residents of Bailbrook often find themselves walking the perimeter of Alice Park, where the manicured lawns offer a refined contrast to the rugged, untamed slopes of the nearby valley. The architecture reflects a period of Georgian expansion, with grand houses standing in dignified rows that seem to hold the weight of their own history in the thickness of their walls. Below the ridge, the landscape tilts toward the cooling influence of the Lam Brook, which meanders through the lower reaches of the terrain. Even in the bustle of modern transit, the air retains a clarity that suggests the proximity of the open countryside. Bailbrook remains a place of deliberate transitions, bridging the orderly pace of the suburban street with the ancient, sprawling silence of the hills.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bailbrook, 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 Bailbrook includes coordinates 51.40273, -2.33749, 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 Bailbrook is available on the Bailbrook 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.