Barford St John, Oxfordshire Weather
About Barford St John, Oxfordshire
Limestone walls and quiet lanes define the character of Barford St John, a place where the sunlight seems to linger longer on the weathered ironstone. It lies 4.8 miles south-south-west of Banbury (from Banbury: bearing 196°T, OS grid SP 437 331), and is situated north-north-east of Barford St Michael village. The River Swere winds through the low-lying meadows to the east, its waters carving a path that has shaped the local topography for centuries. To the south, the rising profile of Steepness Hill breaks the horizon, offering a sharp contrast to the gentle, cultivated fields that surround Barford St John. The architecture here speaks of a long agricultural past, with sturdy farmsteads built from the warm-toned stone pulled from the earth of the Cherwell district. Visitors might catch the scent of damp soil and ancient mortar near the church, a building that anchors the spirit of the place amidst the shifting seasons. The landscape remains largely undisturbed by the frantic pace of modern transit, maintaining a stillness that feels both deliberate and enduring. Across these fields, one can trace the subtle contours of the land, which rise and fall with the quiet dignity of a well-worn manuscript.
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About This Barford St John, Oxfordshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Barford St John, Oxfordshire, 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 Barford St John includes coordinates 51.995106, -1.363846, in the county of Oxfordshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Barford St John is available on the Barford St John map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Oxfordshire 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.