Boxwell emerges from the limestone folds of the Cotswolds as a solitary collection of stone dwellings defined by the quiet authority of the earth. It lies 3.6 miles east of Wotton-under-Edge (from Wotton-under-Edge: bearing 98°T, OS grid ST 815 924), and is situated north-north-west of Leighterton village. The landscape here is defined by the sharp, pale edges of the Boxwell SSSI, where ancient botanical richness clings to the thin soils of the escarpment. To the north, the rise of Brock Hill casts a long, cooling shadow that dictates the movement of the morning light across the fields. The architecture of Boxwell reflects the austerity of the regional oolitic limestone, which catches the sun to glow with the pale, muted warmth of an old parchment. Beyond the immediate cluster of homes, the presence of the Bowl Barrow on Brock Hill serves as a silent reminder of the deep, pre-agricultural layers of human occupation that preceded the modern fence-line. Boxwell remains a place of sparse, singular character, where the wind carries the scent of dry grass and the weight of a landscape that has long resisted the frantic pace of the lowlands.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Boxwell, 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 Boxwell includes coordinates 51.630321, -2.268255, 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 Boxwell is available on the Boxwell 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.