Traditional county: Staffordshire · District / Borough: Lichfield · Region: West Midlands
Explore Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Hamstall Ridware 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.
| Place | Hamstall Ridware |
| Traditional County | Staffordshire |
| District / Borough | Lichfield |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.769383 |
| Longitude | -1.843309 |
| Place Type | Village |
Hamstall Ridware, a quiet presence in the Staffordshire landscape, holds its own particular charm. It lies 6.3 km east of Rugeley (from Rugeley: bearing 82°T, OS grid SK 106 190), and is situated east-south-east of Blithbury village. The gentle slopes of the surrounding terrain, often softened by a fine mist in the early morning, suggest a land long accustomed to the plough and the shepherd's call. At its heart, the village green offers a small stage for the unfolding of daily life, where the murmur of conversation might mingle with the distant bleating of sheep. The ancient stones of St. Mary's Church, its spire a quiet sentinel against the sky, speak of centuries of devotion, a silent witness to the ebb and flow of generations. Hamstall Ridware breathes with the quiet dignity of the countryside, a place where the light seems to fall with a particular grace upon the fields and ancient dwellings.
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Explore Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.769383, -1.843309. 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 | June 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. |