Bishopstone breathes an air of quiet permanence, defined by the slow drift of seasons across the Herefordshire clay. It lies 5.9 miles west-north-west of Hereford (from Hereford: bearing 289°T, OS grid SO 419 431), and is situated south-south-west of Mansel Lacy village. Fields of heavy, damp earth stretch out to meet the horizon, punctuated by the ancient, earthwork lines of Offa’s Dyke, which runs like a forgotten pulse through the fields just to the west. The light here has a way of lingering against the stone of the old buildings, catching the rough textures of masonry that have weathered centuries of rain. A short distance to the east, the damp, lush expanse of Bishon Meadow SSSI holds the deep greens of hidden flora, a place where the water table dictates the rhythm of the grasses. Bishopstone maintains a modest scale, where the weight of history is felt not in grand monuments, but in the subtle, uneven lines of the lanes and the stillness of the surrounding pasture. The horizon is framed by the distant, rising mass of Garnons Hill, providing a dark, wooded backdrop that anchors the entire landscape. Here, the geography dictates a measured existence, where the land remains the primary architect of the day’s work.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bishopstone, Herefordshire, 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. Soil temperature, soil moisture and evapotranspiration data are provided for agricultural planning in this village. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Bishopstone includes coordinates 52.08334, -2.848543, in the county of Herefordshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Bishopstone is available on the Bishopstone map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Herefordshire 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.