An annual competition is held in April at The Old Bridge Inn, Ripponden, Yorkshire to find the best pork pie.
Nobel Prize winning physicist Prof Richard Feynman was a regular visitor to the village in the 1960-1980s, with his wife who was born locally.
Historically in Lancashire and lying on the A672 (Ripponden Road) approximately 2 miles north east of Oldham town centre it is home to Oldham Cricket Club whose ground situated on Broadbent Road is called "The Pollards".
In January 2010 Centrebus Holdings took over some contracted services previously run by First West Yorkshire in the Calderdale area, including Greetland, Halifax, Ripponden, Sowerby Bridge and Stainland.