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Ridgacre West Midlands Map

Traditional county: West Midlands · District / Borough: Birmingham · Region: West Midlands

Explore Ridgacre, West Midlands with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Ridgacre 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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PlaceRidgacre
Traditional CountyWest Midlands
District / BoroughBirmingham
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude52.459618
Longitude-1.996542
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Ridgacre

Ridgacre reveals itself as a quiet confluence of suburban order and the wilder, greener inclinations of the West Midlands. It lies 2.2 miles east-south-east of Blackheath (from Blackheath: bearing 120°T, OS grid SP 003 846). The geography of Ridgacre is defined by its inclusion within the expansive borders of Woodgate Valley Country Park, where the horizon broadens into a mosaic of hedgerows and meadow grass. Light here seems to linger longer against the brickwork of modest dwellings, catching the damp moss that clings to older garden walls with a stubborn, verdant persistence. A short distance to the north-east, the historic grounds of Warley Park offer a contrast to the domestic scale of the local streets, providing a vast, arboreal lung for the district. The atmosphere carries a faint, rhythmic hum of the nearby transit routes, yet this is frequently softened by the rustle of the valley’s mature oaks. Residents often walk paths that trace the edges of Ridgacre, where the transition from paved thoroughfare to open parkland occurs with a seamless, almost unremarked grace. Time in Ridgacre does not announce itself with grand monuments, but rather through the steady, seasonal shifts in the foliage that define the perimeter of every backyard.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Woodgate Valley Country Park (Park)locality lies within
  • Woodgate Valley (Valley) — 0.9 mi, 172° S
  • Warley Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.0 mi, 036° NE · 45 ha
  • Bearhenge (Public Artwork) — 1.0 mi, 028° NNE
  • Queen's Park (Park) — 1.1 mi, 093° E
  • Woogate Valley Urban Farm (Attraction) — 1.2 mi, 212° SSW
  • Stonehouse Brook (River) — 1.4 mi, 143° SE
  • The Leasowes Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.5 mi, 256° WSW · 64 ha
  • Mucklow Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.5 mi, 272° W
  • Weoley Castle (Historic Ruins) — 1.6 mi, 136° SE
  • Breaches Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.7 mi, 253° WSW
  • Thimblemill Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.7 mi, 028° NNE
  • Brandhall Brook (River) — 1.7 mi, 334° NNW
  • Memorial Orchard (Attraction) — 1.7 mi, 261° W
  • Moor Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.8 mi, 084° E
  • Jugbury Hill (Barnford Hill) (Viewpoint) — 1.8 mi, 348° NNW
  • Halesowen Abbey And Associated Water Control Features (Scheduled Monument) — 2.0 mi, 232° SW · 10 ha
  • Bromsgrove Road Cutting, Tenterfields Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.1 mi, 251° WSW
  • Cross In St John The Baptist'S Churchyard (Scheduled Monument) — 2.3 mi, 253° WSW
  • Oldbury Rep Theatre (Theatre) — 2.3 mi, 344° NNW
  • Smethwick Heritage Centre (Museum) — 2.5 mi, 030° NNE
  • Moated Site Of Frankley Hall (Scheduled Monument) — 2.6 mi, 187° S · 1 ha
  • John Chance Memorial Drinking Fountain (Monument) — 2.6 mi, 007° N
  • Haden Hill House Museum (Museum) — 2.8 mi, 282° WNW
  • Galton Valley Canal Museum (Museum) — 2.8 mi, 020° NNE
  • Lapworth Museum of Geology (Museum) — 2.8 mi, 105° ESE
  • Birmingham Botanical Gardens (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 2.9 mi, 081° E · 4 ha
  • Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower (Monument) — 2.9 mi, 104° ESE
  • The Barber Institute of Fine Arts (Museum) — 3.0 mi, 102° ESE
  • Egg Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 3.1 mi, 191° S

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About This Ridgacre Map Page

Explore Ridgacre, West Midlands, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.459618, -1.996542. 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.