Ridge, Dorset Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Ridge
Static Image Name:Barnhill Road, Ridge - geograph.org.uk - 1681391.jpg
Static Image Caption:Barnhill Road, Ridge
Label Position:left
Coordinates:50.6779°N -2.0945°W
Map Type:Dorset
Civil Parish:Arne
Shire District:Purbeck
Shire County:Dorset
Region:South West England
Constituency Westminster:Mid Dorset and North Poole
Post Town:WAREHAM
Postcode Area:BH
Postcode District:BH20
Dial Code:01929
Os Grid Reference:SY932865

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 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.