River Ribble
The River Ribble is a river that flows through North Yorkshire and Lancashire in Northern England. It has a length of approximately 75 miles from its source near Selside in Ribblesdale to its estuary on the Irish Sea.Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Preston Riverside railway station and Ribble Steam Railway.
Preston Riverside railway station
Railway station
Preston Riverside railway station is the only station on the heritage Ribble Steam Railway, in Riversway, Preston, Lancashire, England. It was built and opened in 2005, adjacent to the museum and workshops, while providing a heritage service to Strand Road Crossing. Preston Riverside railway station is situated 1½ miles east of River Ribble.
Ribble Steam Railway
Museum
Photo: K A, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Ribble Steam Railway is a standard gauge preserved railway in Preston, Lancashire, England. It was opened to the public on 17 September 2005, running along Preston Docks. Ribble Steam Railway is situated 1½ miles east of River Ribble.
St. Christopher’s Church
Church
Photo: Barbara Carr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St. Christopher’s Church is situated 1½ miles northeast of River Ribble.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Penwortham and Whitestake.
Penwortham
Town
Photo: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Penwortham is a town and civil parish in South Ribble, Lancashire, England, on the south bank of the River Ribble facing the city of Preston. The town is at the most westerly crossing point of the river, with major road and rail links crossing it here. Penwortham is situated 2½ miles east of River Ribble.
Whitestake
Village
Photo: Margaret Clough, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitestake is a small village in the South Ribble district of Lancashire, England, on the eastern edge of New Longton It is at the boundary of the parishes of Farington, Longton and Penwortham. Whitestake is situated 3 miles southeast of River Ribble.
Hesketh Bank
Village
Photo: Small-town hero, Public domain.
Hesketh Bank is a village in the West Lancashire district of Lancashire, England, 7 miles north-east of Southport and 7 miles south-west of Preston. The village is within the civil parish of Hesketh-with-Becconsall, which includes the village of Becconsall immediately to the south and which borders the Ribble Estuary to the north. Hesketh Bank is situated 3½ miles southwest of River Ribble.
River Ribble
- Type: Stream
- Description: river that runs through North Yorkshire and Lancashire in Northern England
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Western Frisian—“River Ribble” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Ribble”
- Asturian: “Ríu Ribble”
- Belarusian: “Рыбл”
- Breton: “Ribble”
- Cebuano: “River Ribble”
- Czech: “Ribble”
- Dutch: “Ribble”
- Dutch: “River Ribble”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر ريبل”
- French: “Ribble”
- German: “Ribble”
- German: “River Ribble”
- Hebrew: “נהר ריבל”
- Italian: “Ribble”
- Japanese: “リブル川”
- Latin: “Belisama”
- Latvian: “Ribla”
- Lithuanian: “Riblis”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Ribble”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ribble”
- Norwegian: “Ribble”
- Polish: “Ribble”
- Russian: “Райбл”
- Russian: “Риббл”
- Serbian: “Рибл”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Ribble”
- Slovenian: “reka Ribble”
- Slovenian: “Ribble”
- Slovenian: “River Ribble”
- Spanish: “Rio Ribble”
- Spanish: “Río Ribble”
- Swedish: “Ribble”
- Swedish: “River Ribble”
- Turkish: “Ribble Nehri”
- Venetian: “Fiume Ribble”
- Welsh: “Afon Ribble”
- Western Frisian: “Ribble”
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