Traditional county: West Yorkshire · District / Borough: Kirklees · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Riddings, West Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Riddings 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 | Riddings |
| Traditional County | West Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Kirklees |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.668562 |
| Longitude | -1.760856 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Riddings rests on a gentle slope, catching the soft Yorkshire light. It lies 3.0 km north-north-east of Huddersfield (from Huddersfield: bearing 28°T, OS grid SE 158 191), and is situated west-south-west of Colne Bridge village. The air here often carries the faint scent of damp earth and distant moorland heather, a reminder of the landscape that cradles Riddings. Though no grand abbey or castle dominates its skyline, the sturdy brickwork of its older houses speaks of a practical, enduring spirit, built for generations by hands that understood the land. The quiet hum of everyday life in Riddings is punctuated by the occasional rumble of traffic on the nearby main roads, a steady pulse connecting it to the wider world. Here, life unfolds with a measured pace, each season painting the surrounding fields in subtle, yet distinct, hues.
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Explore Riddings, 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: 53.668562, -1.760856. 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. |