Ribchester
Ribchester is a village and civil parish within the Ribble Valley district of Lancashire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Ribble, six miles northwest of Blackburn and twelve miles east of Preston.Places of Interest
Highlights include Bremetennacum and Ribchester Roman Museum.
Bremetennacum
Archaeological site
Photo: Immanuel Giel, Public domain.
Bremetennacum, or Bremetennacum Veteranorum, was a Roman fort on the site of the present day village of Ribchester in Lancashire, England. The site is a Scheduled Monument.
Ribchester Roman Museum
Museum
St Saviour’s Church, Stydd
Church
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Longridge and Hurst Green.
Longridge
Town
Photo: Chris Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Longridge is a market town and civil parish in the borough of Ribble Valley in Lancashire, England. It is situated 8 miles north-east of the city of Preston, at the western end of Longridge Fell, a long ridge above the River Ribble. Longridge is situated 2½ miles west of Ribchester.
Hurst Green
Village
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hurst Green is a small village in the Ribble Valley district of Lancashire, England, connected in its history to the Jesuit school, Stonyhurst College. Hurst Green is situated 2½ miles east of Ribchester.
Ribchester
- Type: Locality
- Location: Ribble Valley District, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.8297° or 53° 49′ 47″ northLongitude
-2.5455° or 2° 32′ 44″ westElevation
295 feet (90 metres)Open location code
9C5VRFH3+VRGeoNames ID
7293846
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