Quenington draws its quiet character from the slow, deliberate movement of the River Coln as it carves through the limestone bedrock of the Cotswolds. It lies 2.1 miles north-north-west of Fairford (from Fairford: bearing 348°T, OS grid SP 145 042), and is situated south of Coln St Aldwyns village. The light here catches the pale, honey-coloured stone of the cottages, turning the walls into prisms that hold the warmth of the sun long after the evening chill descends. To the north-east, the expansive grounds of Williamstrip Park offer a verdant counterpoint to the tight, historic geometry of the parish church. St Swithun’s Church remains a focal point, its Norman doorway decorated with intricate carvings that have weathered the centuries with a stoic, silent elegance. Beyond the immediate gardens, the landscape opens toward the Broad Water, where the surface of the lake mirrors the shifting clouds in a blur of grey and silver. Quenington maintains an air of permanence, where the rhythm of the water and the weight of the masonry define a life lived in accordance with the seasons. Such stillness allows the mind to wander across the surrounding fields, where the traces of the past remain embedded in the very texture of the earth.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Quenington, 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 Quenington includes coordinates 51.736584, -1.791263, 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 Quenington is available on the Quenington 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.