Ridgeway Hill

Ridgeway Hill is a peak in , , . Ridgeway Hill is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the locality .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Maiden Castle and Upwey railway station.

Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is an Iron Age hillfort 1.6 mi southwest of , in the English county of . Hill forts were fortified hill-top settlements constructed across Britain during the Iron Age.

Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
serves the , and suburbs of in , England. The station is situated on the South West Main Line, 140 miles 31 chains from and on the Heart of Wessex Line, 166 miles 30 chains from .

Archaeological site
The at Ridgeway Hill near , was a of 54 skeletons, including 51 skulls, of men executed some time between AD 970 and 1025.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dorchester and Weymouth.

Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the county town of . A market town with an undoubtedly long history, has connections to Thomas Hardy, the Tolpuddle Martyrs and Roman Britain, and today features a wide range of visitor attractions, independent retailers and eateries.

Photo: Caroline Granycome, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a seaside resort town in , a county on the south coast of the , in . Visitors are attracted by its harbour and position, approximately halfway along the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site, important for its geology and landforms.

Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village within the Dorset unitary authority area of the county of , England. Its nearest town is , which lies approximately 2.6 miles to the south-east.

Ridgeway Hill

Latitude
50.6692° or 50° 40′ 9″ north
Longitude
-2.4664° or 2° 27′ 59″ west
Open location code
9C2VMG9M+MC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5147730976
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
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