Dodford remains a quiet arrangement of stone and slate held within the gentle folds of the Northamptonshire countryside. It lies 2.8 miles east-south-east of Daventry (from Daventry: bearing 118°T, OS grid SP 614 604), and is situated north-west of Weedon Bec village. Broad fields of cereal crops stretch toward the horizon, punctuated by the sharp, singular presence of the parish church spire that anchors the view. Residents often gather upon the Green, where the grass holds the cool dampness of the morning air long after the sun has climbed. Beyond the immediate perimeter, the waters of Whilton Brook trace a meandering path through the lower pastures, feeding the damp earth that sustains the local hawthorn hedges. Historical remnants of a different scale linger nearby, as the heavy, brick-vaulted arches of the Weedon Bec Military Ordnance Depot define the southern boundary of the local landscape. The light here possesses a particular clarity, often catching the grey ironstone of the older cottages until they glow with a muted, metallic warmth. Dodford preserves a sense of stillness that resists the intrusion of the nearby modern thoroughfares, maintaining its character through the slow turn of the seasons.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dodford, Northamptonshire, 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 Dodford includes coordinates 52.238929, -1.101818, in the county of Northamptonshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Dodford is available on the Dodford map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Northamptonshire 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.