Dean maintains a quiet presence amongst the limestone ridges of West Oxfordshire, where the horizon broadens into a wide, open expanse of arable fields. It lies 2.1 miles north-north-west of Charlbury (from Charlbury: bearing 335°T, OS grid SP 342 224), and is situated north-west of Spelsbury village. The earth here holds the memory of ancient inhabitants, marked by the presence of the Hawk Stone Standing Stone just a short distance to the north-north-west. Sunlight often catches the pale, honeyed tones of local stone walls that define the narrow lanes, casting long, sharp shadows across the road as evening approaches. To the north-east, the elevation of Lidstone Hill breaks the gentle fall of the land, offering a vantage point over the patchwork of pastures that define the immediate geography of Dean. The air carries a crisp, unadorned clarity, sharpened by the proximity of the brooks that thread through the lower meadows. Such rural stillness provides a sanctuary for the local wildlife, which moves undisturbed between the hedgerows and the quiet folds of the terrain. Dean exists as a singular, enduring feature of the landscape, defined more by the shifting seasons and the steady work of the soil than by the clamour of modern ambition.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dean, 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 Dean includes coordinates 51.899906, -1.503233, 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 Dean is available on the Dean 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.