Hampton Poyle retains a quiet, unassuming dignity as it sits upon the level floodplains of the River Cherwell. It lies 1.2 miles north-east of Kidlington (from Kidlington: bearing 37°T, OS grid SP 503 155). The low-lying fields around Hampton Poyle hold a peculiar, glassy stillness that reflects the changing temper of the English sky. A short distance away, the skeletal remains of the Hampton Gay Manor stand as a reminder of how quickly the earth reclaims the ambitions of men. These ruins offer a stark, haunting contrast to the sturdy, limestone-built houses that have long defined the character of Hampton Poyle. The air here feels heavy with the scent of damp earth and slow-moving water, particularly when the breeze drifts from the direction of the Rushy Meadows Sssi. Time seems to move with a deliberate, heavy tread through the hedgerows and across the flat pastures. One senses that the land demands a certain patience from those who walk its paths, rewarding them only with the subtle shifting of shadows across the grass.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hampton Poyle, 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 Hampton Poyle includes coordinates 51.835915, -1.271333, 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 Hampton Poyle is available on the Hampton Poyle 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.