Rickford, Gloucestershire Weather
About Rickford, Gloucestershire
Rickford emerges from the limestone foothills of the Mendips, defined by the cold, clear spring water that once powered a flurry of local mills. It lies 4.5 miles north-east of Axbridge (from Axbridge: bearing 47°T, OS grid ST 485 594), and is situated east of Burrington village. The landscape here is carved by the ancient, jagged character of the Burrington Combe SSSI, where the earth reveals its geological bones in stark, weathered tiers. A short walk to the south-east leads to Rickford Pond, a tranquil basin where the light catches the surface in shifting plates of silver and grey. The houses of Rickford are composed of local stone that seems to absorb the damp, heavy air of the valley, retaining a muted warmth against the encroaching shadows of the Combe. History lingers in the heavy silence of the surrounding slopes, where the limestone walls hold the cooling breath of the earth long after the sun has retreated. Every winter, the streams swell with a sudden, restless energy, echoing the persistent, subterranean movement of the hidden aquifers that feed the springs. Rickford remains a place where the geography is not merely a backdrop but a tangible, weightier presence that dictates the slow turn of the seasons.
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About This Rickford, Gloucestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rickford, 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 Rickford includes coordinates 51.33173, -2.740388, 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 Rickford is available on the Rickford 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.