Escott remains a quiet accumulation of stone and slate held within the heavy, verdant folds of the Somerset landscape. It lies 3.6 miles south-south-east of Watchet (from Watchet: bearing 159°T, OS grid ST 091 379), and is situated north-west of Stogumber village. The light here often lingers long against the hedgerows, casting sharp, elongated shadows that seem to anchor the buildings to the damp earth. A short distance to the east, the earth rises at the Curdon Wood Camp, where the humps of the ancient earthwork offer a silent contrast to the modern fields. The nearby Doniford Stream cuts a restless, silver vein through the low-lying pastures, its path dictated by the stubborn geology of the valley floor. Escott maintains a singular, unbothered composure, indifferent to the encroaching pace of the wider world. The air carries a sharp, metallic clarity, sharpened by the proximity of the coastal breeze that rolls inland to brush against the old masonry. One senses in the stillness of the afternoon that the land itself dictates the rhythm of life here, far more than any clock or passing traveller.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Escott, Somerset, 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. Coastal tide gauge readings are sourced from the Environment Agency National Tide Gauge Network in near real-time (15-minute updates), with marine wave and sea surface temperature data from the Open-Meteo Marine API. Soil temperature, soil moisture and evapotranspiration data are provided for agricultural planning in this hamlet. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Escott includes coordinates 51.133423, -3.300455, in the county of Somerset, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Escott is available on the Escott map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Somerset 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.