Great Washbourne maintains a quiet, deliberate presence amidst the rolling agricultural expanse of Gloucestershire. It lies 4.5 miles north-north-west of Winchcombe (from Winchcombe: bearing 327°T, OS grid SO 986 344), and is situated east-south-east of Little Beckford village. The light here has a way of lingering against the limestone façades, casting long, pale shadows that seem to stretch back toward the quiet industry of the past. To the east, the slopes of Washbourne Hill rise with a steady, unyielding gravity, anchoring the horizon against the shifting moods of the sky. Great Washbourne remains largely defined by its relationship to the earth, where the soil holds the remnants of older, agrarian cycles that have long dictated the pace of life. A short distance away, the Beckford Gravel Pit Sssi reveals the geological bones of the landscape, offering a stark, fossil-rich contrast to the verdant fields that surround the hamlet. The air carries a crispness that suggests the nearby Carrant Brook, a watercourse that threads its way through the lower meadows with a persistent, silver clarity. This is a place where the modern world feels distant, replaced by the honest, rhythmic toil of a landscape that has little need for fanfare.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Great Washbourne, 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 Great Washbourne includes coordinates 52.008337, -2.021399, 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 Great Washbourne is available on the Great Washbourne 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.