Farleigh emerges from the verdant folds of the North Somerset landscape as a cluster of stone and slate held firm against the passing seasons. It lies 1.7 miles south-east of Nailsea (from Nailsea: bearing 129°T, OS grid ST 495 689), and is situated east-north-east of Backwell village. The morning light often catches the limestone walls of Farleigh, casting long, lean shadows across the fields that slope toward the limestone gorge of Cheston Combe. To the south, the terrain rises toward the rugged brow of Backwell Hill, where the wind carries the scent of damp earth and crushed bracken. History remains etched in the local topography, where the quiet endurance of the earth is mirrored by the silent, ancient stone of the Churchyard Cross in St Andrew’s Churchyard. Farleigh maintains a measured pace of life, dictated by the slow rotation of the sun over the surrounding pastures rather than the frantic pulse of the nearby motorway. The air here holds a particular clarity, sharp and cool, which seems to sharpen the edges of the drystone walls and the sturdy, grey-roofed cottages. Farleigh remains a place where the geography asserts itself, grounding the spirit in the enduring weight of the Mendip foothills.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Farleigh, 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 Farleigh includes coordinates 51.417632, -2.726834, 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 Farleigh is available on the Farleigh 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.