Ripponden

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Ripponden

Total population

6,412

Coordinates53.67°, -1.94°

Demographic figures from UK Office for National Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Ripponden is a village and civil parish on the River Ryburn near Halifax in West Yorkshire, England. Historically it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Its population was 6,412 at the time of the 2001 Census, and 7,421 in 2011.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Innes Ireland

British racecar driver

Ted Hughes

English poet and children's writer (1930–1998)

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Harry Mortimer

British composer

Copley Fielding

British artist (1787-1855)

H

Henry Briggs

British mathematician

Dora Marsden

feminist, journal editor, author (1882–1960)

Frederick Walton

English manufacturer and inventor (1834–1928)

A

Arthur Southern

gymnast (1883–1940)

J

James Bolton

English naturalist, botanist, mycologist, and illustrator (1735-1799)

Edward Ramsden Hall

English racing driver

S

Sally McDermid

Australian softball player

Percy Holmes

English Test and County cricketer (1886-1971)

R

Ruby Ferguson

British writer (1899–1966)

D

Dario Coates

British actor

D

Don McEvoy

English footballer and manager (1928-2004)

E

Eric Harrison

English footballer and manager (1938-2019)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in England

• Elland
  4.4 mi away
• Meltham
  6.8 mi away
• Cleckheaton
  10 mi away
• Liversedge
  10.5 mi away
• Gomersal
  11.3 mi away
• Hadfield
  14.5 mi away
• Farsley
  14.8 mi away
• Esholt
  15.6 mi away
• Crosshills
  15.9 mi away
• Audenshaw
  15.9 mi away
• Penistone
  16.4 mi away
• Denton
  16.7 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Ripponden

[Report 1953]

Ripponden (England) Urban District Council · 1953

[Report 1946]

Ripponden (England) Urban District Council · 1946

[Report 1948]

Ripponden (England) Urban District Council · 1948

[Report 1969]

Ripponden (England) Urban District Council · 1969

[Report 1962]

Ripponden (England) Urban District Council · 1962

[Report 1937]

Ripponden (England) Urban District Council · 1937

[Report 1955]

Ripponden (England) Urban District Council · 1955

[Report 1954]

Ripponden (England) Urban District Council · 1954

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Marmalade Hover Fly

Episyrphus balteatus

Seen 2026-09-17

horse-chestnut

Aesculus hippocastanum

Seen 2026-09-17

Giant House Spider

Eratigena duellica

Seen 2026-09-16

wall-rue

Asplenium ruta-muraria

Seen 2026-09-16

Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta

Seen 2026-09-16

Hart's-tongue fern

Asplenium scolopendrium

Seen 2026-09-16

maidenhair spleenwort

Asplenium trichomanes

Seen 2026-09-16

Fly Agaric

Amanita muscaria

Seen 2026-09-16

Garden Carpet

Xanthorhoe fluctuata

Seen 2026-09-15

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers