Traditional county: Staffordshire · District / Borough: Staffordshire Moorlands · Region: West Midlands
Explore Ryecroft Gate, Staffordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Ryecroft Gate 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 Ryecroft Gate, Staffordshire, 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 | Ryecroft Gate |
| Traditional County | Staffordshire |
| District / Borough | Staffordshire Moorlands |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.152103 |
| Longitude | -2.092324 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Ryecroft Gate holds a quiet vigil over the rugged, folded contours of the Staffordshire Moorlands. It lies 4.3 miles north-east of Biddulph (from Biddulph: bearing 54°T, OS grid SJ 939 616), and is situated south-south-east of Rushton Bank village. High, exposed ridges dominate the horizon, where the light often fractures into sharp, silvered blades against the dark gritstone walls. To the east, the steep incline of Fair Edge Hill commands the view, its slopes gathering the morning mist before the sun can burn it thin. Below these heights, the land spills downward toward the persistent, low murmur of Dingle Brook, which marks the passage of water through the heavy, sodden earth. Ryecroft Gate remains defined by its sparse, functional architecture, where stone outbuildings weather the relentless winds that scour the plateau. The atmosphere here carries the weight of a landscape that demands much from those who work the soil. Every fence line and hollow serves as a reminder of the proximity to untamed moor, where the sky feels vast and indifferent to the small human efforts below.
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Explore Ryecroft Gate, 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: 53.152103, -2.092324. 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. |