Stanton Prior, Gloucestershire Weather
About Stanton Prior, Gloucestershire
Stanton Prior holds a singular, quiet gravity amidst the limestone folds of the Gloucestershire landscape. It lies 3.9 miles south-south-east of Keynsham (from Keynsham: bearing 156°T, OS grid ST 678 629), and is situated east-north-east of Marksbury village. The morning light often catches the sharp, grey ridge of Stantonbury Hill, casting a long, deliberate shadow over the quiet fields that slope toward the horizon. Below this rise, the remnants of Stantonbury Camp and the ancient earthworks of the Wansdyke trace a cold, silent memory of fortification across the high ground. Stanton Prior retains a distinct, austere composure, where the limestone walls seem to absorb the humidity of the passing seasons rather than reflecting them. The local landscape remains largely defined by the agricultural patience of those who work the soil, keeping the rhythm of the seasons visible in the changing colours of the fallow earth. Visitors find that the air here carries a weight of stillness, undisturbed by the hurried pulse of the modern world. In the evenings, the silhouette of the trees against the cooling sky provides a sharp, dark geometry that defines the edges of the horizon.
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About This Stanton Prior, Gloucestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stanton Prior, 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 Stanton Prior includes coordinates 51.36504, -2.462997, 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 Stanton Prior is available on the Stanton Prior 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.