Ridge, Dorset
| Ridge | |
| Dorset | |
|---|---|
 Barnhill Road, Ridge | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SY932865 |
| Location: | 50°40’40"N, 2°5’40"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Wareham |
| Postcode: | BH20 |
| Dialling code: | 01929 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Dorset |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
South Dorset |
Ridge is a village in Dorset, 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, on the Isle of Purbeck.
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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