Ridgeway
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A ridgeway (track)
is a road or path that follows a ridge, or the highest part of the landscape.
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Ridgeway (track)
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 narrow widths. Before the advent of turnpikes or toll...
is a road or path that follows a ridge, or the highest part of the landscape.
Roads and pathways
- The RidgewayThe Ridgewaythumb|right|thumb|The ancient tree-lined path winds over the downs countrysideThe Ridgeway is a ridgeway or ancient trackway described as Britain's oldest road...
, an ancient track in southern England, which now forms part of the Ridgeway Path or National Trail - Wessex RidgewayWessex RidgewayThe Wessex Ridgeway is a long distance footpath in England. It runs from Marlborough in Wiltshire to Lyme Regis in Dorset via the edge of Salisbury Plain and Cranborne Chase. The footpath was opened in 1994...
, an extension of the Ridgeway Path to the south west
Places
Australia:- Ridgeway, TasmaniaRidgeway, TasmaniaRidgeway is located south of Dynnyrne and can be accessed by Waterworks Road and Ridgeway Road from Dynnyrne, or via Chimney Pot Hill Road from Fern Tree....
Canada:
- Ridgeway, Ontario
- Battle of RidgewayBattle of RidgewayThe Battle of Ridgeway was fought in the vicinity of the town of Fort Erie across the Niagara River from Buffalo, NY near the village of Ridgeway, Canada West, currently Ontario, Canada on June 2, 1866, between Canadian troops and an irregular army of Irish-American invaders, the Fenians...
in 1866
- Battle of Ridgeway
England:
- Ridgeway, DerbyshireRidgeway, DerbyshireRidgeway is a district of North East Derbyshire in the county of Derbyshire in England.-Location:Ridgeway lies just south of the South Yorkshire border, around 5 miles south-east of Sheffield City Centre.-History:...
- Ridgeway, Gloucestershire is now called RudgewayRudgewayRudgeway is a village in South Gloucestershire in south west England, located between Alveston and Almondsbury on the A38 trunk road. It lies east of Earthcott, Latteridge, Iron Acton and Yate on the B4059 road....
- Ridgeway ViewRidgeway ViewRidgeway view is a small hamlet a mile outside the village of Chiseldon near Swindon in the county of Wiltshire, England. During world war II it was an American army camp but it is now home to around 50 houses, a HGV testing centre and a small stables....
, Wiltshire
South Africa:
- Ridgeway, GautengRidgeway, GautengRidgeway is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region 9.Ridgeway has a growing muslim population due to a mosque being built in 2008. Currently the muslim population in Ridgeway should be around 120 families...
United States:
- Ridgeway, AlaskaRidgeway, AlaskaThere were 715 households out of which 39.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.5% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.9% were non-families. 18.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.2% had someone...
- Ridgeway, IowaRidgeway, IowaRidgeway is a city in Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States. The population was 293 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Ridgeway is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
- Ridgeway, OhioRidgeway, OhioRidgeway is a village in Hardin and Logan counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 354 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Ridgeway is located at ....
- Ridgeway, MissouriRidgeway, MissouriRidgeway is a city in Harrison County, Missouri, United States. The population was 530 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Ridgeway is located at ....
- Ridgeway, New YorkRidgeway, New YorkRidgeway, New York 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....
- Ridgeway, South CarolinaRidgeway, South CarolinaRidgeway is a town in Fairfield County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 328 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Columbia, South Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Ridgeway is located at ....
- Ridgeway, VirginiaRidgeway, VirginiaRidgeway is a town in Henry County, Virginia, United States. The population was 775 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Martinsville Micropolitan Statistical Area. Ridgeway is also home to Martinsville Speedway.-HIstory:...
- Ridgeway, WisconsinRidgeway, WisconsinRidgeway is a village in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. It is the fourth most populous community in Iowa County. The population was 689 at the 2000 census. The village is located within the Town of Ridgeway...
- Ridgeway (town), WisconsinRidgeway (town), WisconsinRidgeway is a town in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 581 at the 2000 census. The Village of Ridgeway is located within the town...
- Ridgeway Township, MichiganRidgeway Township, MichiganRidgeway Township is a civil township of Lenawee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,580 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Ridgeway can be found within Ridgeway Township.-Geography:...
People
- Aden RidgewayAden RidgewayAden Derek Ridgeway , Australian politician, was a member of the Australian Senate for New South Wales, from 1999 to 2005, representing the Australian Democrats. During his term he was the only Aboriginal member of the Australian Parliament.-Early history:Ridgeway was born in Macksville, New South...
, an Australian Democrat politician - Matthew B. Ridgeway, a US general
Other
- Ridgeway ClocksRidgeway ClocksRidgeway Clocks is a division of Howard Miller Company, and is a producer of longcase clocks, mantle clocks, and wall clocks. The company's facilities were located in Ridgeway, Virginia...
, the oldest continuously produced line of longcase clocks in the United States
See also
- Ridgway (disambiguation)
- Ridgeway School (disambiguation)