No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Updated 2026-10-09 13:33:10 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Coln St. Dennis is a village and civil parish on the River Coln in Gloucestershire about 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of Northleach and about 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Cirencester. The parish includes the village of Coln Rogers and the hamlets of Calcot, Fossebridge and Winson. The Fosse Way Roman road, which is now the A429 trunk road, forms the western boundary of the parish.
Towns and villages near Fossebridge with a page of their own: the homes in a flood risk area there, the nearest river gauges, and recorded floods.
Place names: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
The nearest watercourse on the river map is the River Coln, about 10 m from the middle of Fossebridge's gauges.
A gauge downstream shows water that has already passed this point; one upstream sees it first. Distances along the river are from the point on the River Coln nearest the middle of Fossebridge's gauges. From Ordnance Survey’s river map (OS Open Rivers), which leaves out small streams, ditches and culverts, so a nearer one may exist. This describes where water goes on the map; it says nothing about flooding at any address. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.
Fossebridge is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the River Coln, in Gloucestershire. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The River Coln is monitored by 1 station (Fosse Bridge). Each station records water levels continuously, with data synced to FloodRadar every 5 minutes.
There is 1 Environment Agency flood warning area within 10km of Fossebridge. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: River Coln from Fossebridge down to Quennington including Bibury.
If flooding is forecast in Fossebridge, call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 for the latest information. Move valuables upstairs, turn off gas and electricity if safe to do so, and avoid walking or driving through flood water. Sign up for flood warnings on any station page above to receive email alerts when water levels rise. For emergency numbers, a preparation checklist and insurance guidance, see our flood help & preparation guide.
Fossebridge gets about 881 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 97 mm; driest June, 58 mm). That is 24% drier than the UK as a whole, which averages 1,163 mm a year. See the rain gauges →
A thirty-year average for the area, not a forecast and not a flood risk on its own. Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 (5 km grid), 1.3 km away. Average rainfall: HadUK-Grid v1.3.2, Met Office. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
No recorded flood outline within ~5 km of the Fossebridge town centre means no flood was mapped here, which is not evidence none happened: the Environment Agency mapped only some floods, mapping effort rose sharply after about 2000, and surface-water flooding is largely absent from this record. Open the recorded-floods map →
Current verdict: Normal. No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Fossebridge has river level monitoring on River Coln — 1 monitoring station in total.
Use the GOV.UK Check for Flooding service (check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk) or call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 (24 hours). You can also set up free FloodRadar email or browser alerts from any station page above.
Follow official advice: move valuables and vehicles to safety, never walk or drive through flood water, turn off gas and electricity if safe, and check on vulnerable neighbours. See our flood preparation guide at floodradar.co.uk/flood-help.
No recorded flood outline is mapped around the Fossebridge town centre means no flood was mapped here, which is not evidence none happened: the Environment Agency mapped only some floods, mapping effort rose sharply after about 2000, and surface-water flooding is largely absent from this record. FloodRadar has separately logged 10 flood warnings or alerts for the Gloucestershire area since February 2026. See the flood history link below.
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