Map of The Ridgeway
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| Location Note | Central Point of Street - Not Actual Location | |
| MSOA Info | For MSOAs E02003219, E02003236, E02003369, E02003367, E02005992, E02006886, E02006634, E02006636 (Statistical Neighbourhood) | |
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About The Ridgeway
The Ridgeway is a tertiary road, track, unclassified road, bridleway, residential road and service road in Foxhill|SWINDON with a speed limit of 60 mph and without street lighting
The Ridgeway is located within the Swindon, West Berkshire, Vale of White Horse &Wiltshire Council's jurisdiction. They provide various services, like refuse collection, and manage council tax collection. It's situated in the South West region of the UK.
The Ridgeway is located within the county of Berkshire, situated in the South West region of the UK. It's 63.14 miles West from central London., 9.42 miles East from Swindon, 20.44 miles South West from Oxford and 22.66 miles North from Andover.
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Swing Swang Lane
28th April 2024
I am trying to find out why the lane is named Swing Swang?
It has been known known this since at least 1905 when hedge making contents used to be held here.
Swing Swang is often used to describe a fairground ride. I remember Swing Boats. Were they a bit like this or is Swing Swang another name for swings?
Swing Swangs are also mentioned in connection to orchards. Or were orchards just good places to have swings?
Eldroth Road
15th April 2024
I wondered if anyone has any old pictures of Wenning Bank House in the 1940’s and also Lane Side before of the same era .. we visited today with my Mum in law as she used to live at both these properties. Also any photos of the schools around that time .. thank you.
Can You Help?Napps Way
15th April 2024
Why is the road called Napps Way (belonging to Napp, but minus an
apostrophe as is usual with such nomenclature)? Moreover, who or
what is, or was, “Napp” in the respective, possessive case?
Several years ago, I met an elderly man (probably in his late-eighties)
who lives on Bentham Drive, Liverpool 16, and during a conversation
with him whilst in a Northwest Passenger Transport Ambulance on the
way to the former RLUH (Royal Liverpool University Hospital), he told
me that he could remember (when he was a boy, living in Childwall,
Liverpool 16) that, “Where Napps Way is now, during WW2, there was
a two-man gun emplacement on the, then, open land to protect the
railway line passing over Childwall Valley Road - next to the railway
bridge - when suddenly, as they were loading a live “shell” into the gun’s
breach, the aforementioned “shell” accidentally exploded in the gun’s
breach killing both of the two soldiers, that had been manning the gun,
instantly! (Very sad, of course, but could - perhaps - two ghosts relating
to those two, very unfortunately and prematurely-killed soldiers have
haunted that place of their deaths ever since - and have any residents
of Napps Way - formerly and in its latest incarnation - seen two, WW2
(uniformed) soldiers unexpectedly appear in or near their homes?)
Location Details
| The Ridgeway | |
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| Latitude | 51.529912 |
| Longitude | -1.571267 |
| OS Easting (X): | 429737 |
| OS Northing (Y): | 181362 |
| OS Grid Reference: | SU297814 |
Ordnance Survey Maps for The Ridgeway
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Frequently asked Questions for The Ridgeway
What Council (Local Authority) is The Ridgeway in?
The Ridgeway is located within the local authority area of Swindon, West Berkshire, Vale of White Horse &Wiltshire Council which is a Unitary Authority &District Council.
What Parish Council is The Ridgeway in?
The Ridgeway is located within the area of Bishopstone, Liddington, Wanborough, Aldworth, Streatley, Compton, East Ilsley, West Ilsley, Blewbury, Ashbury, Kingston Lisle, Sparsholt, Uffington, Woolstone, Compton Beauchamp, Childrey, Letcombe Bassett, Letcombe Regis, Ardington, East Hendred, West Hendred, Fyfield, Ogbourne St. Andrew, Preshute, West Overton, Avebury, East Kennett, Broad Hinton, Winterbourne Bassett, Winterbourne Monkton & Berwick Bassett Parish Council.
What Electoral Ward is The Ridgeway in?
The Ridgeway is located within the ward of Ridgeway, Chiseldon and Lawn, Wroughton and Wichelstowe, Basildon, Blewbury & Harwell, Watchfield & Shrivenham, Stanford, Hendreds, Wantage Charlton, Marlborough West, Aldbourne & Ramsbury &Lyneham.
What County is The Ridgeway in?
The Ridgeway is located within the ceremonial county of Berkshire.
What Constituency is The Ridgeway in?
The Ridgeway is located within the constituency of South Swindon, Newbury, Wantage &Devizes.
What Part of the UK is The Ridgeway in?
The Ridgeway is located within the South West (England) &South East (England) region of the United Kingdom.
What County Council area is The Ridgeway in?
The Ridgeway is located within the Swindon, West Berkshire, Oxfordshire &Wiltshire Council area.
What Police Force area is The Ridgeway in?
The Ridgeway is located within the Wiltshire &Thames Valley Police area.
Roads that have a Junction with The Ridgeway
Sunset and Sunrise times for The Ridgeway
| Sunrise | 05:34 |
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| Sunset | 20:31 |
Latest Weather Conditions for The Ridgeway
| Observed at Weather Station: | Brize Norton 1 May 2024 at 14:00 (15.76 miles away) |
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| Current Weather: | Cloudy |
| Temperature and Humidity: | 16.9°C (62.4%) |
| Wind Direction and Speed: | NE (6 mph) |
Population Statistics
| ONS Area Code | E00078622, E00078623, E00078624, E00078625, E00078627, E00078805, E00078806, E00078828, E00082131, E00082139, E00082265, E00082275, E00082280, E00146234, E00146239, E00146240, E00146243, E00146244, E00146246, E00146247, E00146281, E00146284, E00146285, E00146334, E00146335, E00146338, E00146346, E00146460, E00162536, E00162538, E00162540, E00162555, E00162629, E00162632, E00162633 & E00162634 |
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| ONS Area Name | Rural White-Collar Workers, Detached Rural Retirement, Rural Employment and Retirees, Renting Rural Retirement, Rural Life, Established Farming Communities & Ageing Rural Flat Tenants |
| Average Age | 42.42, 42.75, 44.13, 37.51, 42.01, 43.40, 38.63, 42.58, 39.96, 45.98, 43.06, 45.51, 42.95, 43.61, 42.17, 44.47 & 44.79 |
| Area Population | 1577.00, 1749.00, 1837.00, 2282.00, 1642.00, 1356.00, 1571.00, 1651.00, 1464.00, 2002.00, 2372.00, 2261.00, 1623.00, 1524.00, 1777.00, 1659.00 & 1627.00 |
| Male Population | 774.00, 895.00, 898.00, 1124.00, 804.00, 649.00, 816.00, 806.00, 714.00, 962.00, 1178.00, 1098.00, 805.00, 697.00, 897.00 & 796.00 (49%) |
| Female Population | 803.00, 854.00, 939.00, 1158.00, 838.00, 707.00, 755.00, 845.00, 750.00, 1040.00, 1194.00, 1163.00, 818.00, 827.00, 880.00, 863.00 & 823.00 (51%) |
| Benefit Claimants | 5, #, 15, 16, 14, 8, 3, 4, 7, 11, 12 & 13 (1%) |
| LSOA Code: | E01015548, E01015547, E01015588, E01015583, E01015585, E01016257, E01016286, E01016288, E01016287, E01028712, E01028713, E01028720, E01028730, E01028757, E01031868, E01031871 &E01031884 |
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| LSOA Name: | Swindon 008D, Swindon 008C, Swindon 025F, Swindon 025A, Swindon 025C, West Berkshire 003B, West Berkshire 001B, West Berkshire 001D, West Berkshire 001C, Vale of White Horse 015A, Vale of White Horse 016E, Vale of White Horse 016G, Vale of White Horse 015E, Vale of White Horse 015F, Wiltshire 012B, Wiltshire 024D &Wiltshire 012E |
| SOA Code: | 2b, 2a, 5c &5a |
| SOA Name: | |
| MSOA Code: | E02003219, E02003236, E02003369, E02003367, E02005992, E02006886, E02006634 &E02006636 |
| MSOA Name: | Swindon 008, Swindon 025, West Berkshire 003, West Berkshire 001, Vale of White Horse 015, Vale of White Horse 016, Wiltshire 012 &Wiltshire 024 |
Nearest Supermarkets
| Waitrose At Membury North Services |
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| M4 Motorway, Junction 14/15, Membury, Lambourne, Hungerford |
| RG17 7TZ |
| Distance: 3.22 Miles |
| Directions from The Ridgeway to Waitrose At Membury North Services |
| Waitrose At Membury West Services |
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| M4 Motorway, Junction 14/15, Membury, Lambourne, Hungerford, Berkshire |
| RG17 7TZ |
| Distance: 3.4 Miles |
| Directions from The Ridgeway to Waitrose At Membury West Services |
| Tesco Swindon Liden Express |
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| Liden Village Centre, Swindon, SN3 6HP |
| 0345 026 9104 |
| Distance: 6.94 Miles |
| Directions from The Ridgeway to Tesco Swindon Liden Express |
| Morrisons Swindon - Dorcan Way |
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| Dorcan House Site, Eldene Drive, Swindon SN3 3TX |
| 01793 399501 |
| Distance: 7.19 Miles |
| Directions from The Ridgeway to Morrisons Swindon - Dorcan Way |
Telephone Information
| Area Code |
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| Area Code: 01488 - Hungerford |
| Area Code: 01367 - Faringdon |
| Area Code: 01793 - Swindon |
Local Government
| Local Council Details |
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| Within the area of Swindon, West Berkshire, Vale of White Horse &Wiltshire |
| Visit the Council's Website |
| Visit the Council's Website |
| Civic Offices, Euclid Street, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN1 2JH, Council Offices, Market Street, Newbury, West Berkshire, RG14 5LD, Abbey House, Abbey Close, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 3JE, County Hall, Bythesea Road, Trowbridge, Wiltshire &BA14 8JN |
| Send email |
| Telephone Number: 01793 445 500, 01635 424 00, 01235 520 202 &0300 456 0100 |
| Local Member of Parliament |
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| Within the Westminster Parliamentary Constituency of South Swindon, Newbury, Wantage &Devizes |
| The Member of Parliament is Robert Buckland, Laura Farris, David Johnston &Danny Kruger |
| Details for the MP Robert Buckland, Laura Farris, David Johnston &Danny Kruger on parliament.uk |
| Details for the MP Robert Buckland, Laura Farris, David Johnston &Danny Kruger on theyworkforyou.com |
| In the 2019 General Election Robert Buckland, Laura Farris, David Johnston &Danny Kruger won with a majority of 6,625 the result was Con hold. The total electorate was 73,118 |
| Wards, Parish Councils and County Councils |
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| Ward: Ridgeway, Chiseldon and Lawn, Wroughton and Wichelstowe, Basildon, Blewbury & Harwell, Watchfield & Shrivenham, Stanford, Hendreds, Wantage Charlton, Marlborough West, Aldbourne & Ramsbury &Lyneham Ward |
| Parish: Bishopstone, Liddington, Wanborough, Aldworth, Streatley, Compton, East Ilsley, West Ilsley, Blewbury, Ashbury, Kingston Lisle, Sparsholt, Uffington, Woolstone, Compton Beauchamp, Childrey, Letcombe Bassett, Letcombe Regis, Ardington, East Hendred, West Hendred, Fyfield, Ogbourne St. Andrew, Preshute, West Overton, Avebury, East Kennett, Broad Hinton, Winterbourne Bassett, Winterbourne Monkton & Berwick Bassett Parish Council |
| Ceremonial County: Berkshire |
Nearest Schools
England Primary Schools
Ashbury with Compton Beauchamp Church of England (A) Primary School
Address: Ashbury with Compton Beauchamp Church of England (A) Primary School, Ashbury, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN6 8LN
Distance: 3.16 miles
Contact:
Nearest Hospitals
Nearest Dentists
Dentists near The Ridgeway
MARKET PLACE (DENTAL SURGERY)
Address: 7 MARKET PLACE, LAMBOURN, HUNGERFORD, BERKSHIRE, RG17 8XU
Distance: 2.28 miles
Contact: :
SHRIVENHAM DENTAL CENTRE
Address: SHRIVENHAM, SWINDON, WILTSHIRE, SN6 8LA
Distance: 6.05 miles
Contact: :
ELDENE DENTAL PRACTICE
Address: ELDENE CENTRE, SWINDON, WILTSHIRE, SN3 3RZ
Distance: 7.29 miles
Contact: :
PORTWAY HOUSE DENTAL SURGERY
Address: 13 PORTWAY, WANTAGE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX12 9BU
Distance: 7.30 miles
Contact: :
WANTAGE HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE
Address: THE CHAPEL, NEWBURY STREET, WANTAGE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX12 8DJ
Distance: 7.34 miles
Contact: :
DENTAL SURGERY
Address: 1A POST OFFICE LANE, WANTAGE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX12 8DR
Distance: 7.46 miles
Contact: :
Nearest GP Surgeries
Doctors near The Ridgeway
LAMBOURN SURGERY
Address: BOCKHAMPTON ROAD, LAMBOURN, HUNGERFORD, BERKSHIRE, RG17 8PS
Distance: 2.65 miles
Contact: tel: 01488 71715
LAMBOURN SURGERY - COVID LOCAL VACCINATION SERVICE
Address: BOCKHAMPTON ROAD, LAMBOURN, HUNGERFORD, RG17 8PS
Distance: 2.65 miles
Contact: :
WANBOROUGH SURGERY
Address: 3-5 HAM ROAD, WANBOROUGH, SWINDON, WILTSHIRE, SN4 0DF
Distance: 5.51 miles
Contact: tel: 01793 790527
RAMSBURY SURGERY - COVID LOCAL VACCINATION SERVICE 2
Address: WHITTONDITCH ROAD, RAMSBURY, MARLBOROUGH, SN8 2QT
Distance: 5.86 miles
Contact: :
RAMSBURY SURGERY
Address: WHITTONDITCH ROAD, RAMSBURY, MARLBOROUGH, WILTSHIRE, SN8 2QT
Distance: 5.86 miles
Contact: tel: 01672 520366
ELM TREE SURGERY
Address: HIGH STREET, SHRIVENHAM, SWINDON, WILTSHIRE, SN6 8AG
Distance: 5.96 miles
Contact: tel: 01793 782207
Nearest Dispensing Chemists
Pharmacies near The Ridgeway
LAMBOURN PHARMACY
Address: THE BROADWAY, LAMBOURN, HUNGERFORD, BERKSHIRE, RG17 8XY
Distance: 2.30 miles
Contact: tel: 01488 714644
SHRIVENHAM PHARMACY
Address: 50A HIGH STREET, SHRIVENHAM, SWINDON, WILTSHIRE, SN6 8AA
Distance: 5.96 miles
Contact: tel: 01793 783336
ROWLANDS PHARMACY
Address: COLINGSMEAD, ELDENE, SWINDON, WILTSHIRE, SN3 3TQ
Distance: 7.37 miles
Contact: tel: 01793 692073
BOOTS
Address: 50-51 MARKET PLACE, WANTAGE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX12 8AW
Distance: 7.44 miles
Contact: tel: 01235 765227
CLEGGS PHARMACY
Address: UNIT 3, KINGS WALK, LIMBOROUGH ROAD, WANTAGE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX12 9AJ
Distance: 7.48 miles
Contact: tel: 01235 763046
COVINGHAM PHARMACY
Address: 3 COVINGHAM SQUARE, COVINGHAM, SWINDON, SN3 5AA
Distance: 7.65 miles
Contact: tel: 01793 529911
Nearest Opticians
Opticians near The Ridgeway
WATCHFIELD OPTICIANS - SWINDON
Address: 2 MAJORS ROAD, WATCHFIELD, SWINDON, WILTSHIRE, SN6 8TQ
Distance: 6.51 miles
Contact: :
KNIGHT OPTICIANS
Address: ELDENE CENTRE, SWINDON, SN3 3RZ
Distance: 7.29 miles
Contact: :
CAMPBELLS OPTICIANS
Address: 34 MARKET PLACE, WANTAGE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX12 8AH
Distance: 7.41 miles
Contact: :
SPECSAVERS (WANTAGE)
Address: 1A GROVE STREET, WANTAGE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX12 7AB
Distance: 7.46 miles
Contact: :
BOOTS OPTICIANS (WANTAGE)
Address: UNIT 3/A, KINGS WALK, LIMBOROUGH ROAD, WANTAGE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX12 9AJ
Distance: 7.48 miles
Contact: :
SPECSAVERS STRATTON
Address: OXFORD ROAD, SWINDON, SN3 4EW
Distance: 7.49 miles
Contact: :
Transport
Nearest Rail Stations
Hungerford Station is 8.34 miles away.
Address: Hungerford station, Station Road, Hungerford, Berkshire, RG17 0DY
Hungerford is situated on the Reading to Taunton Line and is managed by Great Western Railway.
Hungerford Station is an unstaffed station.
Swindon (Wilts) Station is 9.53 miles away.
Address: Swindon station, Station Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN1 1DQ
Swindon (Wilts) is situated on the Great Western Main Line|South Wales Main Line|Golden Valley Line and is managed by Great Western Railway.
Swindon (Wilts) Station is staffed on a full time basis.
Directions from The Ridgeway to Swindon (Wilts) Rail Station