New England emerges from the Somerset landscape as a modest cluster of dwellings defined by the quiet accumulation of rural life. It lies 1.3 miles north-north-east of Chard (from Chard: bearing 22°T, OS grid ST 329 104), and is situated east of Wadeford village. The terrain here holds a particular stillness, a lingering dampness that clings to the hedgerows long after the morning mist has retreated. To the west, the geological significance of the Woolhayes Farm SSSI imparts a sense of ancient, undisturbed earth beneath the modern pasture. Sunlight catches the flint-streaked walls of the local architecture, casting sharp, elongated shadows that seem to stretch across the fields toward the horizon. A short distance to the south-east, the waters of Chard Reservoir provide a polished, reflective surface that breaks the monotony of the rolling green. New England remains a place where the passage of time is measured not by clocks, but by the subtle shifting of light across the valley floor.
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Live animated radar for New England and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for New England, 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 New England includes coordinates 50.889813, -2.954922, 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 New England is available on the New England 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.