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
Barnhill Road, Ridge
Ridge is located in Dorset
Ridge
Ridge
Location within Dorset
OS grid referenceSY932865
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWAREHAM
Postcode districtBH20
Dialling code01929
PoliceDorset
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Dorset
50°40′40″N 2°05′40″W / 50.6779°N 2.0945°W / 50.6779; -2.0945

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.

There is a camp site (Ridge Farm Camping & Caravan Park) and a caravan park (Treetops Caravan Park) on the northern boundary of the village.[1]

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  1. ^ "Treetops Caravan Park".