Ridgeway
Ridgeway is in Ashbury, Vale of White Horse District, England. Ridgeway is situated nearby to the forest Down Folly, as well as near Windslow Bank.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wayland’s Smithy and Alfred’s Castle.
Wayland’s Smithy
Archaeological site
Photo: Msemmett, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wayland's Smithy is an Early Neolithic chambered long barrow located near the village of Ashbury in the south-central English county of Oxfordshire. The barrow is believed to have been completed around 3430 BCE by pastoral communities shortly after the introduction of agriculture to the British Isles from continental Europe. Wayland’s Smithy is situated 4,200 feet northeast of Ridgeway.
Alfred’s Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: Garyrobertlock, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Alfred's Castle is a small Iron Age hill fort, situated at grid reference SU277822, behind Ashdown Park in the civil parish of Ashbury in Oxfordshire. It lies 2–3 km south of the Ridgeway and is protected as a Scheduled Ancient Monument. Alfred’s Castle is situated 1¼ miles south of Ridgeway.
Uffington Castle
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Uffington Castle is an early Iron Age univallate hillfort in Oxfordshire, England. It covers about 3.2 ha and is surrounded by two earth banks separated by a ditch with an entrance in the western end. Uffington Castle is situated 2 miles northeast of Ridgeway.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ashbury and Idstone.
Ashbury
Village
Photo: David Kemp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ashbury is a village and large civil parish at the upper end of the Vale of White Horse. It was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire.
Idstone
Hamlet
Photo: Sionk, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Idstone is a hamlet in the civil parish of Ashbury in the Vale of White Horse. Idstone was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred the Vale of White Horse to Oxfordshire. Idstone is about 6 miles east of Swindon in neighbouring Wiltshire.
Bishopstone
Village
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bishopstone is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Swindon, England, about 6 miles east of Swindon, and on the county border with Oxfordshire. Bishopstone is situated 2 miles west of Ridgeway.
Ridgeway
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- Categories: information and tourism
- Location: Ashbury, Vale of White Horse District, Oxfordshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.55738° or 51° 33′ 27″ northLongitude
-1.60672° or 1° 36′ 24″ westOpen location code
9C3WH94V+X8OpenStreetMap ID
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