Compton Beauchamp, Oxfordshire Weather
About Compton Beauchamp, Oxfordshire
Chalk streams and the quiet persistence of the Berkshire Downs define the character of Compton Beauchamp. It lies 5.3 miles south of Faringdon (from Faringdon: bearing 186°T, OS grid SU 279 870), and is situated west-south-west of Woolstone village. The landscape here gathers itself into a slow, deliberate incline, where the light catches the limestone of the church tower with a pale, brittle clarity. Just a short distance to the south, the ancient earthworks of Hardwell Camp Promontory Fort observe the lowlands with a silence that has deepened over many centuries. Compton Beauchamp remains a place of singular focus, where the surrounding parkland maintains a formal elegance that softens the rugged edges of the nearby escarpment. Visitors might trace the path toward the nearby Wayland’s Smithy Chambered Long Barrow, finding that the heavy, grey stones possess a gravity that commands a sudden, reflective hush. Water from the springs flows with a cold, insistent purpose, animating the greenery that thrives in the moisture of the lower slopes. Compton Beauchamp persists as a quiet junction between the heavy clay of the vale and the high, wind-brushed ridges of the chalk hills.
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About This Compton Beauchamp, Oxfordshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Compton Beauchamp, 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 Compton Beauchamp includes coordinates 51.581655, -1.597314, 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 Compton Beauchamp is available on the Compton Beauchamp 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.