Idbury commands a quiet prominence upon the limestone plateau of the Cotswolds, where the horizon meets the sky in a long, unbroken line. It lies 4.4 miles south-east of Stow-on-the-Wold (from Stow-on-the-Wold: bearing 144°T, OS grid SP 234 200), and is situated east-south-east of Nether Westcote village. To the south-west, the earth rises to support the ancient earthworks of Idbury Camp Hillfort, a silent witness to centuries of human persistence. The landscape here is defined by the rigid geometry of drystone walls that partition the fields like pieces of a vast, weathered puzzle. Below these heights, the land dips into the verdant folds of Workham Bottom, where the air holds a cooler, more damp weight than the exposed ridges above. Sunlight in this corner of Oxfordshire possesses a peculiar, pale clarity, casting long shadows that sharpen the edges of the honey-coloured stone cottages. The parish church, dedicated to Saint Nicholas, anchors the spirit of Idbury with a tower that has weathered many harsh winters without complaint. Life here moves in accordance with the slow turn of the seasons, far removed from the frantic pace of modern industry.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Idbury, 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 Idbury includes coordinates 51.87833, -1.660797, 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 Idbury is available on the Idbury 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.