Traditional county: Gloucestershire · Unitary authority: North Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Rickford, Gloucestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Rickford 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 | Rickford |
| Traditional County | Gloucestershire |
| Unitary Authority | North Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.331730 |
| Longitude | -2.740388 |
| Place Type | Village |
Rickford emerges from the limestone foothills of the Mendips, defined by the cold, clear spring water that once powered a flurry of local mills. It lies 4.5 miles north-east of Axbridge (from Axbridge: bearing 47°T, OS grid ST 485 594), and is situated east of Burrington village. The landscape here is carved by the ancient, jagged character of the Burrington Combe SSSI, where the earth reveals its geological bones in stark, weathered tiers. A short walk to the south-east leads to Rickford Pond, a tranquil basin where the light catches the surface in shifting plates of silver and grey. The houses of Rickford are composed of local stone that seems to absorb the damp, heavy air of the valley, retaining a muted warmth against the encroaching shadows of the Combe. History lingers in the heavy silence of the surrounding slopes, where the limestone walls hold the cooling breath of the earth long after the sun has retreated. Every winter, the streams swell with a sudden, restless energy, echoing the persistent, subterranean movement of the hidden aquifers that feed the springs. Rickford remains a place where the geography is not merely a backdrop but a tangible, weightier presence that dictates the slow turn of the seasons.
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Explore Rickford, Gloucestershire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.331730, -2.740388. 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. |