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Ridgeway

village · Derbyshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Ridgeway is a descriptive name for a path or road that follows the crest of a ridge. It indicates a route along elevated ground.

Word origins

ridge
Old Englishridge(from hrycg "ridge")
way
Old Englishway, road(from weg "way, road")

Historical forms

Ridgeway