Elcombe remains a quiet cluster of dwellings that clings to the rising contours of the Wiltshire landscape. It lies 3.0 miles south-south-west of Swindon (from Swindon: bearing 203°T, OS grid SU 131 803), and is situated south-west of Wroughton village. The incline of the terrain here dictates the pace of life, as the earth slopes upward toward the silent, grassy spine of Markham Hill. To the south-east, the dense canopy of Clout's Wood SSSI holds a stillness that lingers long after the sun has begun to retreat behind the ridge. Elcombe draws its character from this proximity to the chalky heights, where the air feels thinner and the light possesses a sharp, clean clarity. The nearby valley of Markham Bottom acts as a natural basin, catching the morning mist before it dissolves into the wider expanse of the county. In the quiet hours, the stillness of the surrounding fields reveals the simple, enduring architecture of the dwellings that form Elcombe. This landscape offers a modest, honest beauty, defined more by the shifting shadows upon the downs than by any grand monument or public display.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Elcombe, 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 Elcombe includes coordinates 51.521683, -1.81228, 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 Elcombe is available on the Elcombe 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.