Alvediston draws its character from the quiet chalk streams and the expansive, rolling folds of the Chalke Valley. It lies 7.0 miles east of Shaftesbury (from Shaftesbury: bearing 88°T, OS grid ST 976 234), and is situated west-south-west of Ebbesbourne Wake village. The horizon here is dominated by the steep slopes of Windmill Hill, where the wind carries the scent of crushed wild thyme across the high, open pastures. Sunlight catches the flint and brickwork of the local cottages, casting long, amber shadows that soften the edges of the flint-knapped walls. To the north-east, the landscape dips toward the quiet, secluded expanse of Long Bottom, grounding Alvediston in a topography of ancient, rhythmic swells. The River Ebble meanders through the lower meadows, its waters clear and cold, reflecting the shifting clouds that drift over the Wiltshire downs. Anthony Eden, the former Prime Minister, once made his home here, finding a profound stillness in the valley that remains unchanged by the passing decades. Alvediston retains an austere beauty, defined by the way the light clings to the hillsides long after the sun has begun to retreat behind the ridge.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Alvediston, 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 Alvediston includes coordinates 51.010121, -2.034714, 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 Alvediston is available on the Alvediston 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.