Ridge

Ridge is a locality in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. Ridge is situated nearby to the suburb Bulk, as well as near Skerton.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Central Lancaster High School and Lancaster Castle.

Central Lancaster High School

School

Lancaster High School is a coeducational secondary school located in Lancaster, England. Located on Crag Road on the Ridge area in east Lancaster.

Lancaster Castle is a medieval castle and former prison in Lancaster in the English county of Lancashire. Its early history is unclear, but it may have been founded in the 11th century on the site of a Roman fort overlooking a crossing of the River Lune.

Lancaster Cathedral

Church

Photo: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lancaster Cathedral, also known as The Cathedral Church of St Peter and Saint Peter's Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Skerton and Aldcliffe.

Skerton

Suburb

Photo: Maxine Armstrong, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Skerton is an area in the north of Lancaster, Lancashire, England, on the other side of the River Lune to the castle. It was formerly a township, but in the late 1800s it was incorporated into Lancaster and the neighbouring townships. Skerton Bridge takes the A6 southwards towards the city centre.

Aldcliffe

Village

Photo: Ian Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Aldcliffe is a hamlet, and former township and civil parish, now in the parish of Aldcliffe-with-Stodday, south-west of Lancaster, in the Lancaster district, in the county of Lancashire, England. Aldcliffe is situated 2 miles southwest of Ridge.

Torrisholme

Suburb

Photo: Ian Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Torrisholme is a suburb of Morecambe, Lancashire, on the North West coast of England. In the 2001 census, the Torrisholme Ward had a population of 6,758 living in 3,118 households, decreasing marginally to 6,755 at the 2011 Census. Torrisholme is situated 2 miles northwest of Ridge.

Ridge

Type: Locality
Location: Lancaster, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.05526° or 54° 3′ 19″ north

Longitude

-2.78635° or 2° 47′ 11″ west

Elevation

121 feet (37 metres)

Open location code

9C6V3647+4F

GeoNames ID

13269822

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