Clopton reveals itself as a quiet assembly of agricultural rhythms and weathered brick, spread across the low-lying Suffolk clay. It lies 4.1 miles north-west of Woodbridge (from Woodbridge: bearing 307°T, OS grid TM 218 528), and is situated north-west of Burgh village. The landscape here bows to the slow, persistent work of the seasons, where the light hits the furrows with a pale, silver clarity that defines the horizon. To the south-east, the remains of the settlement site around St Botolph's Church offer a skeletal glimpse into an older, vanished configuration of the land. Beyond these remnants, the terrain dips toward the gentle shadow of Otley Bottom, where the valley floor holds the dampness of the morning mist long after the sun has climbed. Clopton maintains a sparse, functional beauty, defined more by the heavy, dark soil than by grand architecture. The moated site and ponds at Thistleton Hall further anchor the geography in a history of water and enclosure, marking the passage of centuries in stagnant, reflective pools. Every lane traces the edge of fields that seem to breathe, capturing the singular, hushed quality of a place that prefers to remain apart from the modern rush.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Clopton, Suffolk, 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 Clopton includes coordinates 52.128932, 1.240503, in the county of Suffolk, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Clopton is available on the Clopton map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Suffolk 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.