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Where is Ridge?

Ridge is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, one mile south-east of the town of Wareham, six miles south-west of the major town of Poole, 73 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 103 miles south-west of London. Ridge falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the BH20 postcode district. The post town for Ridge is Wareham.

Ridge on a map

Map showing extent of Ridge as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Ridge
Map showing location of Ridge within the UK
Location of Ridge within the UK

Which county is Ridge in?

Ridge is in the ceremonial county of Dorset, the historic county of Dorset, and the administrative county of Dorset.

Ceremonial CountyDorset
Historic CountyDorset
Administrative CountyDorset

Where is Ridge in Dorset?

Ridge is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Dorset, and towards the easternmost extremity of Dorset.

Map showing location of Ridge within Dorset
Location of Ridge within Dorset

What is the postcode for Ridge?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Ridge is BH20 5BG.

Where is Ridge in BH20?

Ridge is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BH20 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BH20 postcode district.

Map showing location of Ridge within BH20
Location of Ridge within BH20

What is the post town for Ridge?

The post town for Ridge is Wareham. Ridge is in the BH20 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wareham.

What is the latitude and longitude of Ridge?

The centre of Ridge is located at position 50.67824° latitude and -2.09279° longitude.

Latitude50.67824°
Longitude-2.09279°

What is the easting and northing of Ridge?

The centre of Ridge is located at the grid reference easting 393540 and northing 86513 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting393540
Northing86513

What are the nearest towns to Ridge?

Position of Ridge relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Ridge to the centre of the town.

south-east
1m
Ridge is 1 mile south-east of Wareham
south-west
6m
Ridge is 6 miles south-west of Poole
north-west
8m
Ridge is 8 miles north-west of Swanage
south-west
10m
Ridge is 10 miles south-west of Wimborne Minster
west
10m
Ridge is 10 miles west of Bournemouth
south-west
12m
Ridge is 12 miles south-west of Ferndown
south
13m
Ridge is 13 miles south of Blandford Forum
west
14m
Ridge is 14 miles west of Christchurch
east
15m
Ridge is 15 miles east of Dorchester
east
17m
Ridge is 17 miles east of Weymouth

What are the nearest cities to Ridge?

Position of Ridge relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Ridge to the centre of the city.

south-west
30m
Ridge is 30 miles south-west of Salisbury
south-west
34m
Ridge is 34 miles south-west of Southampton
south-west
43m
Ridge is 43 miles south-west of Winchester
south-east
44m
Ridge is 44 miles south-east of Wells
west
45m
Ridge is 45 miles west of Portsmouth
south
50m
Ridge is 50 miles south of Bath
south
58m
Ridge is 58 miles south of Bristol
west
59m
Ridge is 59 miles west of Chichester
east
63m
Ridge is 63 miles east of Exeter
south-east
73m
Ridge is 73 miles south-east of Cardiff