The Purlieu, Gloucestershire Weather
About The Purlieu, Gloucestershire
The Purlieu occupies a quiet fold of the landscape where the heavy, iron-rich earth of the Forest of Dean meets the sloping horizon. It lies 2.2 miles north-east of Lydney (from Lydney: bearing 48°T, OS grid SO 660 055), and is situated east-south-east of Oldcroft village. A persistent, silver-grey light often clings to the hedgerows here, softening the harsh edges of the local stone walls as the day wanes. To the north, the elevation of Viney Hill commands the view, acting as a silent sentinel over the modest cluster of dwellings. Below these heights, the delicate ecological balance of Clarke’s Pool Meadow SSSI provides a damp, vibrant sanctuary for flora that thrives in the undisturbed gloom of the valley floor. The Purlieu maintains a deliberate pace, far removed from the clamour of modern thoroughfares, where the wind carries the faint, resinous scent of distant timber. Life here is defined by these subtle shifts in topography, where the ground rises and falls with a rhythmic, geological patience. Such places invite a stillness of mind, encouraging a lingering gaze at the way the shadows lengthen across the fields as evening approaches.
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About This The Purlieu, Gloucestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for The Purlieu, 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 The Purlieu includes coordinates 51.747314, -2.493259, 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 The Purlieu is available on the The Purlieu 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.