Traditional county: Berkshire · Unitary authority: Wokingham · Region: South East
Explore Riseley, Berkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Riseley 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 Riseley, Berkshire, 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 | Riseley |
| Traditional County | Berkshire |
| Unitary Authority | Wokingham |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.363918 |
| Longitude | -0.964537 |
| Place Type | Village |
Riseley emerges from the flat, verdant expanse of Berkshire as a quiet junction of lanes where the horizon feels unusually wide and unencumbered. It lies 6.2 miles south of Reading (from Reading: bearing 176°T, OS grid SU 721 632), and is situated south of Swallowfield village. The light here possesses a particular clarity, catching the damp earth and reflecting off the nearby waters of the Stanford End Mill and River Loddon SSSI with a pale, silver intensity. Such moisture defines the character of the soil, ensuring that the meadows remain lush even when the summer heat begins to press down upon the hedgerows. Much of the land around Riseley is absorbed into the sprawling, ancient woodland of Wellington Country Park, where the canopy creates a deep, resonant silence that contrasts with the rhythmic passage of vehicles on the nearby arterial roads. This contrast gives Riseley a sense of being both a thoroughfare and a retreat, suspended between the persistent momentum of the modern world and the slow, biological clock of the river valley. The architecture is modest and functional, eschewing grand gestures for a sturdy, pragmatic presence that has weathered decades of changing agricultural seasons. Even as the modern world encroaches, the horizon remains dominated by the shifting greens and browns of the canopy, offering a constant, living backdrop to the daily business of the inhabitants.
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Explore Riseley, Berkshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.363918, -0.964537. 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 | August 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. |