Traditional county: Gloucestershire · Unitary authority: Bath and North East Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Riverside, Gloucestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Riverside 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 Riverside, Gloucestershire, 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 | Riverside |
| Traditional County | Gloucestershire |
| Unitary Authority | Bath and North East Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.280191 |
| Longitude | -2.494201 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Riverside occupies a modest fold of the landscape where the land begins to rise towards the higher ground of the Mendip fringes. It lies 0.6 miles south-west of Midsomer Norton (from Midsomer Norton: bearing 233°T, OS grid ST 656 535). The horizon is dominated by the gentle, firm silhouette of Folly Hill, which stands as a silent sentinel just half a mile to the west. Residents look out over a terrain that holds the quiet, industrious memory of coal mining, a legacy that once shaped the very rhythm of life here before the pits closed and the earth reclaimed its stillness. The quality of light in Riverside often appears silvery and soft, reflecting the damp, temperate climate of the South West as it brushes against the stone walls of the older dwellings. While the bustling market life of Midsomer Norton remains a short walk away, Riverside maintains a distinct, reticent character of its own. A visitor walking these lanes might observe how the hedgerows lean inward, as if conspiring to keep the secrets of the valley floor entirely to themselves. Through the changing seasons, the air carries a faint, earthy freshness that speaks of the nearby River Somer, winding its way through the wider basin with a persistent, fluid grace.
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Explore Riverside, 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: 51.280191, -2.494201. 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. |