Avoncliff reveals itself through the steady, rhythmic passage of the River Avon as it carves a limestone path through the Wiltshire landscape. It lies 1.4 miles west-south-west of Bradford-on-Avon (from Bradford-on-Avon: bearing 247°T, OS grid ST 805 598), and is situated south of Turleigh village. The Avoncliff Aqueduct spans the valley with a monumental grace, its stone arches holding the canal water high above the river’s dark, swirling currents. Sun-bleached masonry defines the older dwellings here, where the pale rock seems to store the warmth of long afternoons against the encroaching damp of the riverbanks. Beyond the immediate water, the slopes rise toward the historic grounds of Iford Manor, where the manicured geometry of the gardens contrasts with the wild, unruly thickets of the hillside. Trains rattle intermittently across the viaduct, a mechanical heartbeat that underscores the quiet solitude of the valley floor. Avoncliff remains a place of heavy stone and shifting water, where the industrial echoes of past canal trade linger in the cool, moss-scented air.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Avoncliff, 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 Avoncliff includes coordinates 51.337753, -2.280897, 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 Avoncliff is available on the Avoncliff 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.