Upper Langridge commands a high, limestone prominence where the air thins and the horizon pulls back to reveal the silvered geometry of the Cotswolds. It lies 3.1 miles north-north-west of Bath (from Bath: bearing 334°T, OS grid ST 729 693), and is situated west-north-west of Upper Swainswick village. Beyond the stone walls, the land carries the heavy, hollow silence of the Battle of Lansdown, where the ghosts of 1643 still seem to catch the light on the sloping fields. Upper Langridge maintains a solitary dignity, far removed from the clamour of the valley below, defined by the sharp, clean edges of its drystone boundaries. To the south, the earth rises in ancient, rhythmic swells toward the Bronze Age round barrows, marking the skyline with the weathered patience of forgotten hands. The wind here possesses a particular, scouring honesty, sweeping over the plateau with a force that cleanses the stone of moss and memory alike. Visitors often find that the pale, sun-bleached masonry of Upper Langridge reflects the sky with a clarity that renders the surrounding hills into a study of shifting greys and bruised violets. Even as the modern world hums faintly in the distance, the horizon remains dominated by the stark, enduring weight of the landscape.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Upper Langridge, 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 Upper Langridge includes coordinates 51.422481, -2.390848, 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 Upper Langridge is available on the Upper Langridge 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.