Bibury draws its character from the pale, honeyed limestone that seems to hold the warmth of the sun long after the light has begun to fail. It lies 4.3 miles north-north-west of Fairford (from Fairford: bearing 328°T, OS grid SP 114 068), and is situated east-north-east of Arlington village. The Coln River carves a deliberate path through the landscape, its clear waters feeding the quiet currents of the Mill Stream that mirror the overhanging willows. Visitors often wander toward the stone weavers' cottages of Arlington Row, where the rooflines mimic the jagged, ancient slopes of the nearby Cotswold hills. These buildings remain anchored in the earth, fashioned from rock quarried from the surrounding high ground. Beyond the residential lanes, the land rises toward the earthworks of Ablington Camp, where the grass grows thick over the remnants of older, harder centuries. Bibury maintains a composure born of its long association with the wool trade, a history still etched into the sturdy foundations of its architecture. Here, the air carries a persistent, cooling dampness from the water, ensuring that the stone remains vibrant with moss and the passage of seasons.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bibury, 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 Bibury includes coordinates 51.760615, -1.835054, 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 Bibury is available on the Bibury 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.