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Ripponden Wood West Yorkshire Map

Traditional county: West Yorkshire · District / Borough: Calderdale · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber

Explore Ripponden Wood, West Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Ripponden Wood 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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PlaceRipponden Wood
Traditional CountyWest Yorkshire
District / BoroughCalderdale
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.681439
Longitude-1.936148
Place TypeVillage

About Ripponden Wood

Ripponden Wood commands a rugged incline where the ancient gritstone of the Pennines meets the persistent, rushing currents of the Ryburn valley. It lies 1.6 miles south of Sowerby Bridge (from Sowerby Bridge: bearing 178°T, OS grid SE 043 205), and is situated east of Soyland Town village. Sharp winds often sweep across the slope, carrying the scent of damp bracken and the cold, mineral tang of the earth. Below the canopy, the terrain drops toward the historic stone arches of the Ripponden Bridge, a structure that has watched the slow transit of travellers for centuries. The light here filters through the dense timber in thin, pale shafts, illuminating moss-covered boulders that seem to heave themselves from the hillside. Further upstream, the waters of Lumb Clough carve a jagged path through the rock, contributing to the persistent, low-frequency hum of moving water that defines the local atmosphere. Life in Ripponden Wood is measured not by the clock, but by the subtle shifting of shadows across the steep, uneven inclines of the woodland floor. These woods remain a quiet bastion of natural endurance, holding fast against the encroaching silence of the high moors.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Lumb Clough (Valley) — 0.5 mi, 341° NNW
  • Ripponden (Or Waterloo) Bridge (Scheduled Monument) — 0.5 mi, 191° S
  • Severhills Clough (River) — 0.7 mi, 272° W
  • Hazelgreave Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.8 mi, 155° SSE
  • River Ryburn (River) — 0.8 mi, 013° NNE
  • Gallows Pole Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.9 mi, 075° ENE
  • Lumb Fall (Waterfall) — 0.9 mi, 307° NW
  • Ladstone Rock (Viewpoint) — 0.9 mi, 051° NE
  • Cairnfield On Ringstone Edge Moor, 240M South West Of Clay House (Scheduled Monument) — 1.2 mi, 163° SSE
  • Bowl Barrow Known As Beacon Hill (Scheduled Monument) — 1.3 mi, 181° S
  • Ringstone Edge Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.6 mi, 164° SSE
  • Mill Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.6 mi, 221° SW
  • Ryburn Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.7 mi, 224° SW
  • Sowerby Castle (Castle) — 1.7 mi, 354° N
  • Norland Public Park (Park) — 1.8 mi, 049° NE
  • Allan Park (Park) — 2.1 mi, 034° NE
  • Stainland Stocks (Monument) — 2.3 mi, 106° ESE
  • Stainland Cross (Monument) — 2.4 mi, 104° ESE
  • Warley Museum (Museum) — 2.8 mi, 019° NNE
  • Fender, Pool and Splice (Public Artwork) — 2.8 mi, 353° N
  • Shaw Castle (Castle) — 2.8 mi, 102° ESE
  • North Dean Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.3 mi, 075° ENE
  • The Jungle Experience (Attraction) — 3.3 mi, 058° ENE
  • Withens Clough Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.7 mi, 298° WNW · 3 ha
  • Peoples Park, Halifax (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 3.8 mi, 045° NE · 5 ha
  • Lister Lane Cemetery (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.9 mi, 043° NE · 1 ha
  • Halifax Playhouse (Theatre) — 3.9 mi, 046° NE
  • Broadhead Clough Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.0 mi, 314° NW · 65 ha
  • The Rex Cinema (Cinema) — 4.0 mi, 086° E
  • Halifax Victoria Theatre (Theatre) — 4.1 mi, 048° NE

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About This Ripponden Wood Map Page

Explore Ripponden Wood, 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: 53.681439, -1.936148. 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.