Faulkland holds a quiet authority over the rolling Somerset landscape, its stone cottages caught in the amber glow of late afternoon. It lies 3.0 miles east of Radstock (from Radstock: bearing 95°T, OS grid ST 736 544), and is situated south-east of Shoscombe village. The light here seems to catch on the rough-hewn masonry, highlighting a history carved from the earth by generations of agricultural toil. A short walk to the Village Green reveals a patch of grass that serves as the heart of Faulkland, where the air remains still and heavy with the scent of damp moss. Beyond the immediate boundaries, the limestone slopes rise with a skeletal grace, suggesting the hidden depths of the nearby Stoney Littleton Long Barrow. The surrounding fields remain prone to the slow, steady reclamation of nature, where the horizon is defined by dry-stone walls that fracture the view into irregular, verdant geometries. Faulkland maintains a stillness that feels untouched by the frantic pace of the modern arterial roads, anchored firmly to the soil of the South West.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Faulkland, 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 village. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Faulkland includes coordinates 51.28858, -2.378697, 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 Faulkland is available on the Faulkland 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.