Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Rigd(e)way 1670,1671 Sheridan

• Ridgway 1674 1838 TA(Bincombe)

• the way at Rigdeway 1670 Sheridan

• Ridge way from the bridge upward to the top of the hill 1680 ib

• Ridge Way 1811 OS

Etymology

, Rigd (e )way 1670,1671Sheridan , Ridgway 1674ib , 1838TA (Bincombe) (The Royal Oak Inn and Bowling Alley at Ridgway ), named from the Roman road fromDorchester to Weymouth (the way at Rigdeway 1670Sheridan , Ridge way from the bridge upward to the top of the hill 1680ib , Ridge Way 1811 OS , marked 6 ″ ) , v. hrycg , weg , cf. Elwell supra , Ridgeway Hill in Bincombe par . supra .