Ribchester

Ribchester is a village and civil parish within the Ribble Valley district of , England. It lies on the banks of the , six miles northwest of and twelve miles east of .
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  • Type: Village with 888 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in Lancashire, UK
  • Also known as: “Ribchester, Lancashire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bremetennacum and Ribchester Roman Museum.

Archaeological site
Photo: Immanuel Giel, Public domain.
, or Veteranorum, was a Roman fort on the site of the present day village of Ribchester in , England. The site is a Scheduled Monument.

Museum
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is located in the village of Ribchester, , England. It sits at the southern end of Church Street, near the northern banks of the , adjacent to St Wilfrid's Church.

Church
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stydd and Hurst Green.

Hamlet
The manor of is in the county of . It is situated on the north eastern edge of the village of Ribchester. It has three notable buildings: St Saviour's Church, a set of almshouses and the Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul.

Village
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is a small village in the Ribble Valley district of Lancashire, England, connected in its history to the Jesuit school, . is situated 3 miles northeast of Ribchester.

Town
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is a market town and civil parish in the borough of Ribble Valley in , England. It is situated 8 miles north-east of the city of , at the western end of , a long ridge above the . is situated 3 miles northwest of Ribchester.

Ribchester

Latitude
53.8121° or 53° 48′ 44″ north
Longitude
-2.53635° or 2° 32′ 11″ west
Population
888
Elevation
98 feet (30 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB IBC
Open location code
9C5VRF67+RF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29050966
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2639397
Wiki­data ID
Q1083066
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Breton to Welsh—“Ribchester” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Ribchester”
  • Cebuano: “Ribchester”
  • Chinese: “里布切斯特”
  • Dutch: “Ribchester”
  • French: “Ribchester”
  • Irish: “Ribchester”
  • Italian: “Ribchester”
  • Ladin: “Ribchester”
  • Lithuanian: “Ribčesteris”
  • Persian: “ریبچستر”
  • Polish: “Ribchester”
  • Portuguese: “Ribchester”
  • Spanish: “Ribchester”
  • Swedish: “Ribchester”
  • Turkish: “Ribchester”
  • Welsh: “Ribchester”
  • “Ribchester”

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