Chidden emerges from the chalky folds of the Hampshire landscape, a place where the horizon remains wide and unencumbered. It lies 4.1 miles north-west of Horndean (from Horndean: bearing 324°T, OS grid SU 659 177), and is situated north-north-east of Hambledon village. Chidden resides entirely within the protective embrace of the South Downs National Park, where the light shifts with a pale, translucent quality across the open fields. To the north-east, the ancient earthworks of the Bell Barrow on Teglease Down stand as silent sentinels, marking a skyline that has remained largely unchanged for centuries. The surrounding terrain rises toward the heights of Westend Down, offering a vantage point where the wind carries the scent of crushed grass and distant rain. Travellers might notice the quiet endurance of the flint walls, which possess a cool, grey texture that seems to draw the very essence of the chalk soil into their masonry. Beyond the immediate boundaries of Chidden, the undulating topography creates a sense of profound isolation, punctuated only by the occasional cry of a buzzard circling the thermals. This landscape demands a patient eye, rewarding those who observe the subtle interplay of shadow and sun against the firm, enduring backbone of the hills.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Chidden, Hampshire, 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. Coastal tide gauge readings are sourced from the Environment Agency National Tide Gauge Network in near real-time (15-minute updates), with marine wave and sea surface temperature data from the Open-Meteo Marine API. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Chidden includes coordinates 50.955797, -1.062888, in the county of Hampshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Chidden is available on the Chidden map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Hampshire 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.