Ridge, Dorset

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Ridge
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Ridge
Location within Dorset
OS grid reference SY932865
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town WAREHAM
Postcode district BH20
Dialling code 01929
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50°40′40″N2°05′40″W / 50.6779°N 2.0945°W / 50.6779; -2.0945

Ridge is a village in the English county of Dorset. It is situated on the south bank of the River Frome, about half a mile due south east of the town of Wareham.

Ridge forms part of the civil parish of Arne, within the Dorset unitary authority area.

A wharf on the River Frome at Ridge was once a major transhipment point for Purbeck Ball Clay. The clay was brought to the wharf by the Furzebrook Railway, and transferred to barges for the voyage to Poole Harbour. The railway is now abandoned, and the wharf has become a marina.

There is a camp site (Ridge Farm Camping & Caravan Park) and a caravan park (Treetops Caravan Park) on the northern boundary of the village. [1]

References

  1. "Treetops Caravan Park".

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