OS grid reference SY932865 Country England Post town WAREHAM Local time Thursday 5:34 AM District Purbeck District Civil parish Arne | Region South West Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district BH20 Shire county Dorset Dialling code 01929 UK parliament constituency South Dorset | |
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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.
Map of Ridge, Wareham, UK
Ridge forms part of the civil parish of Arne, within the Purbeck local government district.
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.
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