Traditional county: West Yorkshire · District / Borough: Calderdale · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Ripponden, West Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Ripponden 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Ripponden, West Yorkshire, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Ripponden |
| Traditional County | West Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Calderdale |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.674736 |
| Longitude | -1.941320 |
| Place Type | Village |
Ripponden commands the deep, verdant crease of the Ryburn Valley, where the rushing water echoes against the steep, enclosing hillsides. It lies 2.1 miles south of Sowerby Bridge (from Sowerby Bridge: bearing 184°T, OS grid SE 039 198), and is situated south-south-west of Ripponden Wood village. The heavy, grey stone of the architecture absorbs the damp Yorkshire air, lending a sombre permanence to the buildings that line the riverside road. Just a short walk away, the ancient, single-arched Waterloo Bridge stands as a stoic witness to the centuries of travellers who have navigated this rugged terrain. Sunlight often struggles to reach the floor of the valley, casting long, dramatic shadows that stretch toward the heights of Hazelgreave Hill. The persistent, musical thrum of the River Ryburn provides a constant pulse to the landscape, occasionally swelling to a roar after the moorland rains. Ripponden retains the character of its industrial past, when the spinning of wool and the clatter of machinery defined the rhythm of daily life. Above the rooftops, the landscape rises sharply into the wild, open expanse of the Pennines, where the horizon feels vast and untamed.
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Explore Ripponden, West Yorkshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 53.674736, -1.941320. 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. |