Cottonworth reveals itself through the quiet persistence of chalk streams and the low, golden light that catches the flint walls of its scattered farmsteads. It lies 3.7 miles south-south-east of Andover (from Andover: bearing 166°T, OS grid SU 379 397), and is situated west of Chilbolton village. The land here slopes with a subtle, deliberate grace towards the River Anton, which draws a silver thread through the water meadows just to the south. To the east, the damp, reed-fringed expanse of Chilbolton Common SSSI sustains a fragile vitality, its boggy hollows breathing mist into the morning air. Ancient earthworks hint at a long-forgotten industry, though today the primary rhythm of Cottonworth is dictated by the turning of the seasons and the slow, rhythmic toil of the fields. Beyond the immediate reach of the dwellings, the landscape opens into the vast, rolling expanse of West Down, where the wind carries the scent of wild thyme and crushed grass. This terrain demands a patient eye, for the beauty of Cottonworth resides in the understated harmony between the hard, pale earth and the expansive Hampshire sky.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cottonworth, 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 Cottonworth includes coordinates 51.155957, -1.458197, 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 Cottonworth is available on the Cottonworth 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.