Dauntsey Lock, Wiltshire Weather
About Dauntsey Lock, Wiltshire
Dauntsey Lock lingers in the quiet margins of Wiltshire where the land flattens toward the horizon in shades of pale ochre and slate. It lies 4.6 miles west-south-west of Royal Wootton Bassett (from Royal Wootton Bassett: bearing 252°T, OS grid ST 995 801), and is situated north-west of Bradenstoke village. A persistent dampness clings to the low-lying fields here, a reminder of the water that once defined the industrial pulse of this quiet intersection. To the south, the weathered stone of Bradenstoke Abbey stands as a hollow sentinel, its remnants watching over the earthworks that ripple across the fields like a frozen sea. The light at Dauntsey Lock possesses a peculiar, thin clarity, sharpening the edges of the hedgerows against the wide, indifferent sky. Nearby, the water of Bright's Reservoir holds a mirror to the clouds, reflecting a silence that has long outlasted the movement of heavy barges. Time here does not pass in grand gestures, but in the slow, seasonal reclamation of the banks by reed and willow. Dauntsey Lock remains a place where the modern world thins out, leaving only the weight of the soil and the memory of the canal.
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About This Dauntsey Lock, Wiltshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dauntsey Lock, 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 Dauntsey Lock includes coordinates 51.520322, -2.007662, 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 Dauntsey Lock is available on the Dauntsey Lock 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.