Traditional county: Cambridgeshire · District / Borough: Huntingdonshire · Region: Eastern
Explore Kings Ripton, Cambridgeshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Kings Ripton map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
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| Place | Kings Ripton |
| Traditional County | Cambridgeshire |
| District / Borough | Huntingdonshire |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.372231 |
| Longitude | -0.149876 |
| Place Type | Village |
Kings Ripton marks a quiet intersection of flat, fertile earth where the horizon stretches wide under a vast, unencumbered sky. It lies 3.2 miles north-north-east of Huntingdon (from Huntingdon: bearing 27°T, OS grid TL 260 765), and is situated west-south-west of Broughton village. The light here has a sharp, pale clarity that catches the low-lying fields, illuminating the heavy, dark soil that has long sustained a rhythmic agricultural life. Eastward, the waters of Bury Brook wind with a slow, deliberate purpose, carving a modest path through the landscape that defines the local drainage of the fens. To the west, the earth holds the ghost of medieval fortification, where the remnants of the motte and bailey castle known as 'The Moat' suggest a time when power was measured in mounds of piled clay and timber palisades. Kings Ripton retains a sense of enduring stillness, undisturbed by the frantic pace of larger hubs, save for the seasonal turning of the plough. The architecture remains humble and functional, reflecting a long history of labour that has kept the parish tethered to its rural roots. Each winter, the frost settles heavily upon the hedgerows, gilding the dormant tracks that connect this solitary place to the wider Cambridgeshire plains.
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Explore Kings Ripton, Cambridgeshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.372231, -0.149876. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | September 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |