Shillingford occupies a quiet stretch of the Thames Valley where the river bends in patient, reflective loops. It lies 2.3 miles north-north-west of Wallingford (from Wallingford: bearing 342°T, OS grid SU 595 929), and is situated south-south-west of Warborough village. A heavy, golden light often settles over the nearby fields, illuminating the subtle rise of Shillingford Hill just half a mile to the south-south-east. The ground here holds the quiet weight of antiquity, marked by the sprawling earthworks of a scheduled monument where ancient ditch systems trace the memory of former habitations. Beyond these remnants, the horizon opens towards the Little Wittenham SSSI, a landscape defined by sharp, chalky ridges and the deep green of the woodland canopy. Traffic flows with steady purpose across the bridge that defines the character of Shillingford, linking the modern road to the slow, enduring pulse of the water below. Residents observe the seasons through the changing clarity of the river, which remains the constant, silver thread binding the lowlands together. Time in Shillingford feels less like a progression and more like a gentle accumulation, gathering in the lee of the hills and the long shadows of the afternoon.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shillingford, 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 Shillingford includes coordinates 51.632049, -1.141217, 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 Shillingford is available on the Shillingford 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.