Traditional county: West Yorkshire · District / Borough: Wakefield · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Rhyddings, West Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Rhyddings 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 Rhyddings, West Yorkshire, 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.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of West Yorkshire or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Rhyddings and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Place | Rhyddings |
| Traditional County | West Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Wakefield |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.640257 |
| Longitude | -1.337676 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Rhyddings occupies a quiet corner of the West Yorkshire landscape, where the earth holds the memory of ancient glacial shifts beneath its modern suburban lanes. It lies 1.9 miles north-north-east of Hemsworth (from Hemsworth: bearing 19°T, OS grid SE 438 161), and is situated east of Ackworth Moor Top village. The light here often catches the soft, rolling elevations of the terrain, casting long shadows that stretch toward the distant rise of Brackenhill. To the south, the low-lying basin of Hemsworth Marsh gathers the morning mist, drawing a cool, damp breath across the fields that surround the houses. Rhyddings maintains a steady character, reflective of the wider Wakefield district, where the industrial echoes of the past have gradually softened into residential calm. Nearby, the winding path of Hessle Beck cuts through the greenery, its waters moving with a deliberate, singular purpose toward the wider river systems of the region. Residents often walk the perimeter where the suburban edge meets the open sky, watching the seasons turn against the backdrop of the Yorkshire horizon. The air in Rhyddings carries a clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the stone facades, grounding the life of the place in its distinct, northern geography.
Loading news…
Loading news-world…
Loading news-world…
Explore Rhyddings, West Yorkshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 53.640257, -1.337676. 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. |