Ridgeway

English place name

Ridgeway is a surname and place name, most commonly referring to paths or roads that follow the crest of a ridge.

The Ridgeway in southern England is an ancient trackway running along chalk hills.

As a surname, it indicates ancestors who lived near such a route: The Ridgeways have farmed this valley for generations.

trail

hiking

Recreational trail walking

rambling · long-distance path · escarpment · scenery · wilderness · guidebook · countryside · stile · bridleway · byway

geographical

elevation

Height above reference point

contour · terrain · topography · landscape · outcrop · slope · valley · plateau · England

historical

Neolithic

Final prehistoric stone-tool era

barrows · tumuli · henges · hill forts · archaeology · artifacts · excavation · Celts · Saxons · drovers

placename

neighborhood

Residential area nearby

community · district · street name · suburb · locale · housing · avenue · village · hamlet · borough

Categories
Opposites
topographic route type

Ridgewayriverway

Navigable stream course

canal path · towpath · coastal path

topographic path type

Ridgewayvalley road

Route through low ground

canyon trail

Family

way, ridge

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G