ridgeway (road) Ridgeways are a 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 narrow widths. ...

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

Roads and pathways

The Ridgeway 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 ridge of the Berkshire Downs to the River Thames at the Gori ...

, an ancient track in southern England, which now forms part of the Ridgeway Path or National Trail * Ridgeway (London), 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. At ...

, an extension of the Ridgeway Path to the south west

Places

Australia

Ridgeway, Tasmania Ridgeway is a rural / residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Hobart in the Hobart LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south-west of the town of Hobart Hobart ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the is ...

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, Derbyshire Ridgeway is a village in Eckington parish, North East Derbyshire in the English county of Derbyshire. Location Ridgeway lies just south of the South Yorkshire border, around 5 miles southeast of Sheffield City Centre. The village is surrounde ...

, village in Eckington parish *Ridgeway, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, hamlet near

Ambergate Ambergate () is a village in Derbyshire, England, situated where the River Amber joins the River Derwent, Derbyshire, River Derwent. It is about south of Matlock, Derbyshire, Matlock. The village forms part of the Heage and Ambergate ward of ...

*Ridgeway, Gloucestershire is now called

Rudgeway Rudgeway is a village in South Gloucestershire in south west England, located between Alveston and Almondsbury on the A38 trunk road. It lies west of Earthcott, Latteridge, Iron Acton and Yate on the B4059 road. Etymology The name Rudgeway ...

* Ridgeway, Staffordshire * Ridgeway View, Wiltshire * Ridgeway (Enfield ward), London * Ridgeway (Harrow ward), London * Ridgeway (Swindon ward), Wiltshire

Wales

* Ridgeway, Newport

South Africa

* Ridgeway, Gauteng

United States

* Ridgeway, Alaska * 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 Rid ...

Ridgeway, Minnesota Ridgeway is an unincorporated community in Pleasant Hill Township, Winona County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located near the junction of Winona County Roads 11, 12, and 104. Interstate 90 and State Highway 76 ( MN 76) are ne ...

* 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 borde ...

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 an ...

Ridgeway, South Carolina Ridgeway is a town in Fairfield County, South Carolina, Fairfield County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 319 at the 2010 United States census, 2010 census. It is part of the Columbia metropolitan area, South Carolina, Columbia, ...

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

Ridgeway, Virginia Ridgeway is a town in Henry County, Virginia, Henry County, Virginia, United States. The population was 742 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Martinsville, Virginia, Martinsville Martinsville micropolitan area, Micropolitan Statistical Area. ...

* Ridgeway, Pittsylvania County, Virginia * Ridgeway, West Virginia *

Ridgeway, Wisconsin Ridgeway is a village in Iowa County, Wisconsin, Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 624 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The village is adjacent to the Ridgeway (town), Wisconsin, Town of Ridgeway. It is part ...

Ridgeway (town), Wisconsin Ridgeway is a town in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 563 at the 2020 census. The Village of Ridgeway is located within the town. The unincorporated community of Hyde is also located in the town. Geography According ...

* Ridgeway Township, Michigan

Zambia

Ridgeway, Lusaka Ridgeway is a neighborhood in the city of Lusaka, the capital of Zambia Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa. It is typic ...

Other uses

* Ridgeway (surname) *

Ridgeway Clocks Ridgeway Clocks is a division of Howard Miller Company, and is a producer of longcase clocks, mantle clocks, and wall clocks. The company's facilities are located in Zeeland Michigan. According to Furniture Today magazine, Howard Miller is one of ...

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