Charlton retains a quiet character defined by its flat, expansive geography in the Spelthorne district. It lies 1.2 miles west-south-west of Sunbury-on-Thames (from Sunbury-on-Thames: bearing 244°T, OS grid TQ 083 691), and is situated south of Littleton Common village. The horizon here is dominated by the vast, reflective expanse of the Queen Mary Reservoir, which catches the heavy Surrey light and holds it like a silver plate against the sky. Low-lying fields stretch toward the Thames, maintaining a deliberate distance from the busier commuter corridors nearby. Residents often walk the perimeter of Splash Meadow, where the damp earth preserves the muted, rhythmic pace of a place that prefers to remain out of sight. History remains buried beneath the soil, marked by the presence of an Anglo-Saxon and medieval cemetery that speaks of long-forgotten occupants. Charlton persists as a calm, terrestrial space, indifferent to the rapid transformations occurring in the sprawl beyond its borders. The architecture here is modest, grounded in a lineage of simple brick and tile that mirrors the unassuming nature of the landscape itself.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Charlton, Surrey, 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 Charlton includes coordinates 51.4111, -0.443972, in the county of Surrey, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Charlton is available on the Charlton map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Surrey 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.