Alcombe holds a quiet permanence, defined by the limestone veins that run deep beneath the rolling Wiltshire landscape. It lies 4.0 miles west of Corsham (from Corsham: bearing 259°T, OS grid ST 809 693), and is situated north-west of Ashley village. The light here catches the pale, honeyed stone of the older dwellings, a colour that seems to hold the warmth of the sun long after the clouds have gathered. To the south-south-west, the By Brook carves its way through the earth, a persistent, silver thread that dictates the slow, seasonal pace of the surrounding fields. The land rises gradually toward the horizon, where the broad flank of Kingsdown Hill looms to the south-south-east, offering a silent, enduring frame to the horizon. Alcombe retains the character of a place left to its own quiet devices, where the rhythm of the day is marked by the shifting shadows of the trees rather than the rush of modern transit. The nearby Lid Brook ripples toward the east-north-east, its waters reflecting the muted greens of the valley floor with a clarity that feels timeless. One might walk these lanes and find only the stillness of the countryside, a stark contrast to the industrious stone-quarrying history that once defined the wider region.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Alcombe, Wiltshire, 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 Alcombe includes coordinates 51.422791, -2.275652, in the county of Wiltshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Alcombe is available on the Alcombe map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Wiltshire 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.