Ridge Cross
Ridge Cross is a locality in Plymouth, England. Ridge Cross is situated nearby to the suburb Staddiscombe, as well as near the hamlet Hollacombe.Places of Interest
Highlights include Coombe Dean School and Plymstock Library.
Coombe Dean School
School
Coombe Dean School, opened in 1976, is an academy secondary school on the outskirts of Plymouth, Devon, England. As of 2025, it had 995 pupils. The school has a sixth form.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Plymstock and Oreston.
Plymstock
Suburb
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Plymstock is a commuter suburb of Plymouth and former civil parish in the English county of Devon.
Oreston
Suburb
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oreston, formerly a village on the southern bank of the Cattewater, is now a suburb of Plymouth. It is recorded as Horestone on the 1591 Spry Map of Plimmouth. Oreston is situated 1½ miles northwest of Ridge Cross.
Cattedown
Suburb
Photo: Adrian Platt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cattedown is an inner city suburb of Plymouth, Devon. Its position beside the River Plym estuary just short of the mouth led to its early settlement. It is believed that the name Cattedown originated from a rocky outcrop nearby on the River Plym that looked like a cat. Cattedown is situated 2½ miles northwest of Ridge Cross.
Ridge Cross
- Type: Locality
- Location: Plymouth, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.34446° or 50° 20′ 40″ northLongitude
-4.0759° or 4° 4′ 33″ westOpen location code
9C2Q8WVF+QJOpenStreetMap ID
node 76470840OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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