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.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
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
St. Christopher’s Church is situated 1½ miles northeast of River Ribble.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hutton and Longton.
Hutton
Village
Hutton is a village and civil parish in Lancashire, England. It is located 3 miles south west of Preston, in the South Ribble borough and parliamentary constituency. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 2,277. Hutton is situated 1½ miles southeast of River Ribble.
Longton
Village
Longton is a village and civil parish in the west of the borough of South Ribble, Lancashire, England. It is about 4 miles to the south west of Preston. Longton is situated 2 miles south of River Ribble.
Howick Cross
Neighborhood
Howick Cross is a landmark and small hamlet in Penwortham, South Ribble, Lancashire, England. It is located just over 2 miles south west of the city of Preston. Howick Cross is situated 2 miles east 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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Latitude
53.7513° or 53° 45′ 5″ north
Longitude
-2.7943° or 2° 47′ 40″ west
Elevation
23 feet (7 metres)
Open location code
9C5VQ624+G7
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Satellite Map
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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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