ridgeway (road) Ridgeways are a particular type of ancient road that exploits the hard surface of hilltop ridges for use as unpaved, zero-maintenance roads, though they often have the disadvantage of steeper gradients along their courses, and sometimes quite narr ...

is a road or path that follows a ridge, or the highest part of the landscape.

Roads and pathways

The Ridgeway The ancient tree-lined path winds over the downs countryside The Ridgeway is a ridgeway or ancient trackway described as Britain's oldest road. The section clearly identified as an ancient trackway extends from Wiltshire along the chalk r ...

, an ancient track in southern England, which now forms part of the Ridgeway Path or National Trail *

Ridgeway (London) The Ridgeway is a "cycling permitted pedestrian priority" footpath owned by Thames Water in southeast London. It runs between Plumstead and Crossness on an embankment that covers the Joseph Bazalgette Southern Outfall Sewer. Route The Ridg ...

, a 19th-century path running along central and southeast London *

Wessex Ridgeway The Wessex Ridgeway is a long-distance footpath in southwest England. It runs from Marlborough in Wiltshire to Lyme Regis in Dorset, via the northern edge of Salisbury Plain and across Cranborne Chase AONB. The footpath was opened in 1994 ...

, an extension of the Ridgeway Path to the south west

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;Australia: * Ridgeway, Tasmania ;Canada: *

Ridgeway, Ontario Ridgeway is a small, unincorporated village in Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada. The community is within the Niagara Regional Municipality. It used to be the seat of government for Bertie Township within Welland County. Ridgeway is now a part of the ...

** Battle of Ridgeway in 1866 ;England: *

Ridgeway, Bristol Ridgeway is a suburban area of Bristol, located in the east of the city between Fishponds, Speedwell and Eastville. It is a mainly residential area and has a playing field, which was home to Eastville Rovers Football Club (now known as Brist ...

* Ridgeway, Derbyshire *Ridgeway, Gloucestershire is now called Rudgeway *

Ridgeway, Staffordshire Ridgeway is a hamlet on the boundary of Brown Edge and Stoke-on-Trent Stoke-on-Trent (often abbreviated to Stoke) is a city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Staffordshire, England, with an area of . In 2019, the c ...

Ridgeway View Ridgeway View is a hamlet south of the village of Chiseldon near Swindon, situated in the county of Wiltshire, England. During World War I a large hutted army camp was built to the east of Draycot Foliat; from 1930 there was a small station on ...

, Wiltshire ;Wales: * Ridgeway, Newport ;South Africa: *

Ridgeway, Gauteng Ridgeway is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Ind ...

;United States: * Ridgeway, Alaska *

Ridgeway, Colorado The Town of Ridgway is the home rule municipality that is the most populous municipality in Ouray County, Colorado, United States. The town is a former railroad stop on the Uncompahgre River in the northern San Juan Mountains. The town populat ...

* Ridgeway, Georgia * Ridgeway, Iowa * Ridgeway, Kentucky *

Ridgeway, Ohio Ridgeway is a village in Hardin and Logan counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 314 at the 2020 census. History Ridgeway was laid out in 1851 when the railroad was extended to the area. Ridgeway receives its name from the Ridg ...

* Ridgeway, Minnesota * Ridgeway, Missouri * Ridgeway, New Jersey *

Ridgeway, New York Ridgeway is a town in Orleans County, New York, United States. The population was 6,886 at the 2000 census. The name of the town is derived from "Ridge Road," an important highway in the 19th century. The Town of Ridgeway is on the western border ...

Ridgeway, North Carolina Ridgeway is an unincorporated community in Warren County, North Carolina, United States. The community is located on U.S. Route 1, west-southwest of Norlina. Ridgeway has a post office with ZIP code 27570. The Chapel of the Good Shepherd ...

Ridgeway, South Carolina Ridgeway is a town in Fairfield County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 319 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Columbia, South Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Blink Bonnie, Camp Welfare, Century House, Hunt ...

** Ridgeway Historic District, Ridgeway, South Carolina, listed on the National Register of Historic Places * Ridgeway, Virginia * Ridgeway, Pittsylvania County, Virginia *

Ridgeway, West Virginia Ridgeway is an unincorporated community in Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States. It lies off U.S. Route 11 {{Infobox road , country=USA , type=US , route=11 , map={{maplink, frame=yes, plain=yes, frame-align=center, frame-width=290, ...

Ridgeway, Wisconsin Ridgeway is a village in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 624 at the 2020 census. The village is adjacent to the Town of Ridgeway. It is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Ridgeway is located ...

* Ridgeway (town), Wisconsin *

Ridgeway Township, Michigan Ridgeway Township is a civil township of Lenawee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,542 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated community of Ridgeway can be found within Ridgeway Township. Geography According to the Unit ...

;Zambia: * Ridgeway, Lusaka

Other uses

Ridgeway (surname) Ridgeway is an English surname. People * Aden Ridgeway (born 1962), Australian politician * Brian Ridgeway (born 1984), Canadian football player * C. W. Ridgeway, American football coach in the United States *Charles Ridgeway DD (1841–1927), the ...

* Ridgeway Clocks, a clock manufacturer in the United States *Ridgeway Radio, a hospital radio station in Dorchester, Dorset

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