Swinbrook reveals a limestone grace that mirrors the winding progress of the River Windrush through the heart of the Cotswolds. It lies 1.8 miles east of Burford (from Burford: bearing 85°T, OS grid SP 281 124), and is situated east of Fulbrook village. The lane descending toward the river passes close to the quiet sanctuary of Dean Bottom, where the valley floor holds a damp, cooling air throughout the summer months. St Mary’s Church stands as a silent witness to the Fettiplace family, whose curious, tiered stone monuments rise against the walls like frozen prayers. Beyond the churchyard, the elevation of East Hill offers a vantage point across the fields, where the quality of the light turns the pale stone of the houses into a soft, honeyed gold at dusk. Swinbrook retains a composure born of centuries of agricultural quietude, far removed from the clamour of busier transit routes. The landscape here is marked by remnants of the past, including the nearby medieval settlement of Widford, which leaves its faint, grassy imprint upon the earth just to the west. This proximity to such hushed archaeological markers lends a gravity to the local air, grounding Swinbrook in a history that feels both present and profoundly distant.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Swinbrook, 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 Swinbrook includes coordinates 51.8102, -1.593759, 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 Swinbrook is available on the Swinbrook 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.