Poulton emerges from the limestone bedrock of Gloucestershire as a cluster of honey-coloured stone dwellings that catch the low, slanted light of the afternoon. It lies 3.2 miles west of Fairford (from Fairford: bearing 269°T, OS grid SP 100 009), and is situated south-east of Ampney St Mary village. The earth here holds the quiet weight of antiquity, particularly where the ramparts of Ranbury Ring rise half a mile to the west like a slow, green wave frozen in the pasture. Field boundaries define the horizon with a sharp precision, separating the working land from the expansive, open skies that define the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Poulton maintains a composure born of centuries of agricultural rhythm, where the silence of the lanes is broken only by the sudden shifting of wind through the ash trees. Residents observe the change of seasons across the fields, watching the long shadows reach from the ancient earthworks toward the hearths of the houses. A short distance away, the vast expanse of the Cotswold Water Park SSSI glimmers with reflected clouds, offering a cool, liquid counterpoint to the dry, enduring stone of the local architecture. This landscape does not clamour for attention, but reveals its character to those who walk the footpaths and mark the slow turning of the sun against the weathered walls.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Poulton, 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 Poulton includes coordinates 51.707056, -1.856464, 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 Poulton is available on the Poulton 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.