| Riddings | |
|---|---|
 Church Mews and Spire, Riddings. | |
  Riddings Location within Derbyshire | |
| Population | 6,307 (Ward. Ironville and Riddings. 2021) |
| OS grid reference | SK424523 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ALFRETON |
| Postcode district | DE55 |
| Dialling code | 01773 |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
Riddings is a large village in Derbyshire, England. The appropriate ward of the Amber Valley Council is called Ironville and Riddings. The population of this ward as at the 2011 census was 5,821.[1] It is located 2 miles (3 km) south of Alfreton near the hamlet of Golden Valley. The name derives from Ryddynges, a clearing or riding in a wood. This was the ancient forest known as Alfreton Grove within the manor of Alfreton. The settlement goes back at least to the 12th century, when Hugh de Ryddynges received half of the manor of Riddings and half of Watnall from his relative Ralf Ingram of Alfreton.[2]
- ^ "Amber Valley Council ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- ^ Johnson, Reginald. 1968, Page 140 'A History of Alfreton'.