Ridge, Hertfordshire
Historical Description
Ridge, a village and a parish in Hertfordshire. The village stands 2f miles W by S of Potters Bar station on the G.N. main line, and 3½ NW of Barnet, and has a post office under Bamet; money order and telegraph office, South Mimms. Acreage, 3615; population, 459. The manor belongs to the Earl of Caledon. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of St Albans; net value, £180 with residence. Patron, the Earl of Caledon. The church is a small but ancient building, consisting of chancel, nave, S porch, and an embattled western tower; it was restored in 1885. There are five almshouses.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
| Ancient County | Hertfordshire | |
| Ecclesiastical parish | Ridge St. Margaret | |
| Hundred | Cashio | |
| Poor Law union | Barnet |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Church Records
Findmypast, in association with the Hertfordshire Archives & Local Studies have the Baptisms, Banns, Marriages, and Burials online for Ridge
Civil Registration
For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Ridge from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Ridge (St. Margaret))
Land and Property
A full transcript of the Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Hertfordshire is online.
Maps
Online maps of Ridge are available from a number of sites:
- Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- Google Streetview.
- National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
- OpenStreetMap.
- old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
- Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)
Newspapers and Periodicals
The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Hertfordshire newspapers online:
- Hertford Mercury and Reformer
- Herts Guardian, Agricultural Journal, and General Advertiser
- Watford Observer
Visitations Heraldic
The Visitations of Hertfordshire, 1572 and 1634. Edited by Walter C. Metcalfe, F.S.A. is available on the Heraldry page.