Corston emerges from the quiet Wiltshire landscape as a collection of stone-built homes defined by the steady, measured pace of the seasons. It lies 2.2 miles south of Malmesbury (from Malmesbury: bearing 187°T, OS grid ST 926 839), and is situated north-west of Startley village. Golden light frequently catches the limestone facades of Corston during the late afternoon, casting long, sharp shadows across the narrow lanes. To the southeast, the protected meadows of Harries Ground, Rodbourne Sssi offer a sanctuary for diverse flora that persists despite the changing demands of modern agriculture. The land here slopes with a subtle, muscular grace, hinting at the ancient geological shifts that shaped the wider basin. Northward, the waters of the River Avon (Sherston branch) carve a winding, silver path through the fields, acting as a cool artery for the surrounding pastures. Corston remains an intimate place where the low hum of wind through the hedgerows often drowns out the distant mechanical stirrings of the world beyond.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Corston, 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 Corston includes coordinates 51.554215, -2.107895, 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 Corston is available on the Corston 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.