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Riding Lea Northumberland Map

Traditional county: Northumberland · Region: North East

Explore Riding Lea, Northumberland with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Riding Lea 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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PlaceRiding Lea
Traditional CountyNorthumberland
RegionNorth East
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude54.950624
Longitude-1.988057
Place TypeHamlet

About Riding Lea

Riding Lea occupies a quiet rise of Northumberland earth where the light seems to linger long after the sun has dipped behind the western ridges. It lies 2.0 miles south-east of Corbridge (from Corbridge: bearing 144°T, OS grid NZ 008 617), and is situated west-north-west of Riding Mill village. The terrain here holds a subtle, muscular grace, defined by the steady presence of Hunter’s Hill to the west, which breaks the wind before it reaches the scattered dwellings. Below these slopes, the gentle, persistent course of the Dipton Burn carves a cool vein through the landscape, feeding the verdant character of the surrounding fields. Residents of Riding Lea often look towards the horizon where the ancient shadows of the Three Temporary Camps at Farnley Grange mark the soil, a silent reminder of those who walked these same paths under older skies. The air carries a crisp, unadorned clarity, sharpened by the proximity of high moorland and the shifting moods of the North East weather. Time moves here with the deliberate pace of the seasons, turning the pastures from the pale green of spring to the deep, rusted ochre of autumn. Every stone and hedgerow in Riding Lea bears the quiet weight of a geography that has remained largely indifferent to the frantic urgencies of the modern world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Ridingmill Burn (River) — 0.7 mi, 105° ESE
  • The Spinney (Park) — 0.8 mi, 114° ESE
  • Three Temporary Camps At Farnley Grange (Scheduled Monument) — 1.1 mi, 322° NW · 8 ha
  • Hunter's Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.4 mi, 236° WSW
  • Gallow Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.4 mi, 342° NNW
  • Dipton Burn (River) — 1.4 mi, 232° SW
  • Broomleyfell Plantation (Forest / Woodland) — 1.7 mi, 163° SSE
  • Corbridge Bridge (Scheduled Monument) — 1.9 mi, 322° NW
  • Vicar'S Pele Tower (Scheduled Monument) — 2.0 mi, 324° NW
  • West Green (Park) — 2.2 mi, 320° NW
  • Green Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.2 mi, 320° NW
  • Dilston Castle (remains) (Historic Ruins) — 2.2 mi, 295° WNW
  • Dipton Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.3 mi, 249° WSW
  • Corbridge Roman Bridge (Historic Ruins) — 2.3 mi, 317° NW
  • Dilston Physic Garden (Attraction) — 2.4 mi, 296° WNW
  • Corbridge Limestone Quarry Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.5 mi, 343° NNW · 1 ha
  • Slaley Vale (Valley) — 2.5 mi, 225° SW
  • Corbridge Roman Town Fort (Attraction) — 2.5 mi, 319° NW
  • Bywell Castle (Castle) — 2.5 mi, 090° E
  • Kilnpit Linn (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.6 mi, 200° SSW
  • Salmon Loch (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.6 mi, 091° E
  • Corstopitum Visitor's Centre (Museum) — 2.6 mi, 319° NW
  • Aydon Castle (Castle) — 2.9 mi, 351° N
  • Beaufront Castle (Castle) — 3.8 mi, 313° NW
  • Cherryburn - Thomas Bewick Museum (Museum) — 4.1 mi, 083° E
  • Hexham Old Gaol (Museum) — 4.7 mi, 288° WNW
  • The Hexham Parks (Historic Park or Garden) — 4.8 mi, 287° WNW · 10 ha
  • Hexham Abbey Museum (Museum) — 4.8 mi, 288° WNW
  • Whittington Bog (Wetland) — 4.9 mi, 354° N
  • River Tyne At Ovingham Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 5.2 mi, 076° ENE · 3 ha

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About This Riding Lea Map Page

Explore Riding Lea, Northumberland, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 54.950624, -1.988057. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.