In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Ridgeway like this:
RIDGEWAY, a village in Plympton, St. Mary parish, Devon; near Plympton r. station, and 4½ miles E N E of Plymouth. It is a seat of petty sessions; has three good inns, and many lodging-houses and good shops; and is afavourite summer resort of the inhabitants of Plymouth.
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Ridgeway through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ridgeway, in Plymouth and Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24952
Date accessed: 30th April 2024
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