Upper Wraxall endures as a quiet collection of limestone dwellings held within the folds of the Wiltshire landscape. It lies 4.9 miles west-north-west of Corsham (from Corsham: bearing 299°T, OS grid ST 802 744), and is situated west-south-west of North Wraxall village. The terrain here rises and falls with a rhythmic severity, drawing the eye toward the distant, hazy prominence of Henley Hill. Ancient stone walls trace the boundaries of fields that have supported sheep and cereal crops for generations, their mortar weathered to the colour of pale bone. To the east, the canopy of North Wood offers a dense, emerald contrast to the open pastures that surround the residences of Upper Wraxall. Beyond the immediate threshold of the hamlet, the earth holds secrets in the form of Bury Wood Camp, where an Iron Age hillfort commands the high ground with a stoic, silent authority. Sunlight strikes the local oolitic limestone at an oblique angle during the late afternoon, casting long, sharp shadows that emphasize the stark, geological honesty of the region. This geography dictates a life of measured patience, far removed from the clamour of modern thoroughfares.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Upper Wraxall, 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 Upper Wraxall includes coordinates 51.468562, -2.285012, 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 Upper Wraxall is available on the Upper Wraxall 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.