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River Ribble
The River Ribble at Ribchester. Photograph by [http://www.flickr.com/people/stubbsuk Stuart Grimshaw]
The River Ribble at Ribchester. Ribchester is a village in the Ribble Valley district of Lancashire, England, northwest of Blackburn and east of Preston. Photograph by Stuart Grimshaw
Origin Confluence of Gayle Beck and Cam Beck, Selside
Mouth Irish Sea at Lytham
Basin countries England
Length 121 km (75 miles)
Source elevation 246 m (807 ft)

The River Ribble is a river that runs through North Yorkshire and Lancashire, in the North of England. The Irish Sea ( Irish: Muir Éireann or Muir Meann; Scottish Gaelic: Muir Eireann Welsh: Môr Iwerddon, Lytham St Annes is a conurbation in the Fylde district of Lancashire, England. A drainage basin is an extent of Land where Water from Rain or Snow melt drains downhill into a body of water such as a River, England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county in Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The river's watershed also includes parts of Greater Manchester around Wigan. A drainage basin is an extent of Land where Water from Rain or Snow melt drains downhill into a body of water such as a River, Greater Manchester is a Metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2 Wigan is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. It stands on the River Douglas, south of Preston, west-northwest of Manchester

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Geography

The Ribble begins at the confluence of the Gayle Beck and Cam Beck near the famous viaduct at Ribblehead, in the shadow of the Yorkshire three peaks. Ribblehead is the area of Moorland at the head of the River Ribble in the area known as Ribblesdale, in the Yorkshire Dales National Park The mountains of Whernside ( Ingleborough ( and Pen-y-ghent ( are collectively known as the (Yorkshire Three Peaks.

It flows through Settle, Clitheroe and Preston, before emptying into the Irish Sea between Lytham St. Annes and Southport, a length of 75 miles. Settle is a small Market town within the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. Clitheroe is a town and Civil parish in the borough of Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England. Preston ( ˈprɛstən is a city and local government district in Lancashire, England, located on the River Ribble. The Irish Sea ( Irish: Muir Éireann or Muir Meann; Scottish Gaelic: Muir Eireann Welsh: Môr Iwerddon, Lytham St Annes is a conurbation in the Fylde district of Lancashire, England. Southport is a seaside town on the Irish Sea coast situated within the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, in England, UK.

The main tributaries of the Ribble are the Hodder and Calder which join the river near Great Mitton, the River Darwen which joins at Walton-le-Dale and the River Douglas which joins near Hesketh Bank. The River Hodder is a river in Lancashire, England. The river is a County Biological Heritage Site. The River Calder is a major tributary of the River Ribble starting above Burnley in Lancashire and is around 24 km / 15 miles in length The River Darwen is a river running through Darwen and Blackburn in Lancashire. Walton-le-Dale is a primarily residential area to the south-east of the city of Preston, Lancashire, England. The River Douglas, also known as the River Asland, is a River that flows through Lancashire and Greater Manchester in the north-west Hesketh Bank is a small agricultural village in Lancashire. It lies to the north-east of the town of Southport on the Irish Sea Estuary of the

The Ribble Way is a long-distance footpath which follows the river for much of its course. The Ribble way is a long distance walk between the Lancashire coast and the Yorkshire Dales National Park largely following the course of the River Ribble The Ribble marked the northernmost extent of the ancient kingdom of Mercia. Mercia (ˈmɝsiə was one of the kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy. [1] At the time of the Domesday Book, the river formed the northern boundary of an area of land (known as Inter Ripam et Mersham) that was included in the Domesday information for Cheshire,[2] though it was probably not formally part of the county of Cheshire. The Domesday Book (ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester) was the record of the great survey Cheshire (or archaically the County of Chester) is a county in North West England. [3][4][5]

The river is connected to both the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and the Lancaster Canal (via the Ribble Link). The Leeds and Liverpool Canal is a Canal in the north of England, linking the cities of Leeds and Liverpool. The Lancaster Canal is a Canal in the north of England, originally planned to run from Westhoughton in Lancashire to Kendal in south The Ribble Link is Great Britain 's newest inland waterway, opened in 2002. The river downstream of Preston was actively dredged when Preston was an active port; this is no longer done and silt from the river is now spreading more widely over the (sand) beaches around Fairhaven and St. Annes. Lytham St Annes is a conurbation in the Fylde district of Lancashire, England. Lytham St Annes is a conurbation in the Fylde district of Lancashire, England.

Its estuary forms part of the Ribble and Alt Estuaries Special Protection Area for wildlife. The Ribble and Alt Estuaries lie on the Irish Sea coast of the counties of Lancashire and Merseyside in north-west England. A Special Protection Area or SPA is a designation under the European Union directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds

Public works

The River Ribble catchment is covered by the Mersey Basin Campaign, a partnership which was established in 1985 to improve water quality and encourage waterside regeneration. The Mersey Basin Campaign works within the catchments of the River Mersey and the River Ribble, in the counties of Lancashire, Merseyside, Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar)

Preston City Council have published controversial plans to build a barrage across the River Ribble, in their 'Riverworks' proposals. The aim of these proposals is to build a water sports park on a section of the Ribble, coupled with over 4000 units of high quality housing and businesses in the river's flood plain. Some local residents are opposing these plans, arguing that they endanger wildlife, increase flood risk to local housing and damage greenbelt areas. These residents have set up the 'Save The Ribble' campaign. Parts of the river are a County Biological Heritage Site.

The Ribble would appear to have been known in Roman times as the Belisama,[6] possibly giving its name to Samlesbury. The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial Belisana is also a spider genus ( Pholcidae) In Celtic mythology, Belisama (also Bηλησαμα or Belesama Samlesbury is a small village and Civil parish in the South Ribble borough of Lancashire, England. Ptolemy's "Belisama aest. Claudius Ptolemaeus ( Greek: Klaúdios Ptolemaîos; after 83 &ndash ca " seems to represent the estuary of the Ribble.

History

The banks of the Ribble have been posited as a possible location for King Arthur's tenth battle, on the banks of a river "Tribruit", as alluded to in his Historia Brittonum by Nennius. King Arthur is a legendary British leader who according to medieval histories and romances, led the defence of Britain against the Saxon invaders The Historia Brittonum, or The History of the Britons, is a historical work that was first written sometime shortly after AD 833 and exists in several Nennius, or Nemnivus, is either of two shadowy personages traditionally associated with the history of Wales. [7]

Settlements

Tributaries

Estuary to Preston

Estuary to Douglas

River Douglas watershed

Douglas to Preston

River Darwen watershed

Preston to Whalley

River Calder watershed

River Hodder watershed

Whalley to Paythorne

Paythorne to source

Pre-Ribble

Cam Beck

Gayle Beck

Name

The River Ribble gives its name to the local government borough of Ribble Valley and the Ribble Valley parliamentary constituency, as well as the Borough of South Ribble. Horton in Ribblesdale is a small Village in Ribblesdale in the county of North Yorkshire, on the Settle&ndashCarlisle Railway to the west of Stainforth is a village and Civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. Langcliffe is a village and Civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England it is situated to the immediate north of Settle Giggleswick is a village in the English county of North Yorkshire near the town of Settle. Nappa is a hamlet and Civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. Settle is a small Market town within the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. Halton West is a village and Civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. Sawley is a village and Civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. West Bradford is a village and Civil parish in Lancashire, England, 27 miles (43 km west of the larger city of Bradford, West Clitheroe is a town and Civil parish in the borough of Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England. Ribchester is a village in the Ribble Valley district of Lancashire, England, northwest of Blackburn and east of Preston. Samlesbury is a small village and Civil parish in the South Ribble borough of Lancashire, England. Walton-le-Dale is a primarily residential area to the south-east of the city of Preston, Lancashire, England. Preston ( ˈprɛstən is a city and local government district in Lancashire, England, located on the River Ribble. Penwortham is a town on the south bank of the River Ribble facing the city of Preston, Lancashire. Lytham St Annes is a conurbation in the Fylde district of Lancashire, England. The River Douglas, also known as the River Asland, is a River that flows through Lancashire and Greater Manchester in the north-west Abysinniayarrowjpg|thumb|300px|right|Shortly after departing the reservoirs the river passes through an area of Chorley formerly known as Abysinnia]]The River Yarrow is in Lancashire The River Lostock is a River in Lancashire, England. The source of the Lostock is at the confluence of Slack Brook and Whave's Brook The River Chor is a largely Culverted Stream in the Lancashire town of Chorley. The River Tawd flows through Skelmersdale and Lathom in West Lancashire. Freckleton Pool or Dow Brook is a tributary of the River Ribble running through the Fylde peninsula in Lancashire passing the towns of Kirkham The Ribble Link is Great Britain 's newest inland waterway, opened in 2002. The River Darwen is a river running through Darwen and Blackburn in Lancashire. The River Roddlesworth (also known as Rocky Brook) is a river of Lancashire. The River Blakewater is a river running through Lancashire, giving its name to the town of Blackburn. Stydd Brook is a watercourse in Lancashire, England. Rising on Gannow Fell south west of Bowland, the River flows southward meeting Dinckley Brook is a minor River of Lancashire, England. The stream rises at the confluence of several minor watercourses The River Calder is a major tributary of the River Ribble starting above Burnley in Lancashire and is around 24 km / 15 miles in length Sabden Brook is a small River running through Lancashire in England. Hyndburn Brook is a minor River of Lancashire in England. Hyndburn Brook eventually joins the River Calder near Great Harwood. The River Hyndburn is a river in Lancashire, England. It passes through the towns of Haslingden, Baxenden, Accrington, Clayton-le-Moors Pendle Water is a minor River in Lancashire. Rising on Pendle Hill, Pendle Water cuts a deep valley between Barley Moor and Spence Hill where it feeds Colne Water is a watercourse running through the Lancashire Town of Colne. The River Laneshaw is a River in Northern England. Rising as Laneshaw Brook on the border between the Counties of Lancashire and Wycoller Beck is a beck in Lancashire, running through Wycoller Country Park and the Village of Wycoller in Pendle. The River Brun is a River in eastern Lancashire. Rising at the confluence of Hurstwood Brook (draining Wether Edge Hameldon and supplying the Hurstwood The River Don is a River in Lancashire, England. Rising on Peacock Hill as Hey Stacks Clough, the Stream runs westwards to Black The River Hodder is a river in Lancashire, England. The river is a County Biological Heritage Site. The River Loud is a River of Lancashire, England. Starting out on Parlick, the Loud meanders mainly through the parish of The Forest of Bowland, also known as the Bowland Fells, is an area of barren Gritstone Fells deep valleys and Peat Moorland, The River Dunsop is a river in the Forest of Bowland in northern England. Pendleton Brook is a brook (small river in Lancashire. The brook rises on Pendleton Moor and flows through the Village of Pendleton Bashall Brook is a minor River in the English county of Lancashire. Skirden Beck is a minor River in Lancashire. Formerly the Beck was in the County of Yorkshire. Stock Beck is a minor River in the West Craven area of Pendle, Lancashire (formerly in Yorkshire) Ribble Valley is a local government district with Borough status within the Non-metropolitan county of Lancashire, England (although Ribble Valley is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. South Ribble is a Non-metropolitan district and Borough of Lancashire, England. The Ribble Bus Company once operated throughout North West England. Ribble Motor Services were a large regional bus operator in the North West of England, based in Preston. North West England is one of the nine official Regions of England. The Ribble also lends its name to the Ribble Steam Railway, Ribble Cycles, a bicycle manufacturer based in Preston, and Ribble Valley Inns. The Ribble Steam Railway, located on Preston Docks is a recently formed project which opened to the public in September 2005 Preston ( ˈprɛstən is a city and local government district in Lancashire, England, located on the River Ribble.

References

Notes

  1. ^ River Ribble Information (pdf file). Mersey Basin Campaign Official Website. Retrieval Date: January 26, 2008. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
  2. ^ Morgan (1978). pp. 269c–301c,d.
  3. ^ Harris and Thacker (1987). write on page 252:

    Certainly there were links between Cheshire and south Lancashire before 1000, when Wulfric Spot held lands in both territories. Wulfric's estates remained grouped together after his death, when they were left to his brother Aelfhelm, and indeed there still seems to have been some kind of connexion in 1086, when south Lancashire was surveyed together with Cheshire by the Domesday commissioners. Nevertheless, the two territories do seem to have been distinguished from one another in some way and it is not certain that the shire-moot and the reeves referred to in the south Lancashire section of Domesday were the Cheshire ones.

  4. ^ Phillips and Phillips (2002). pp. 26–31.
  5. ^ Crosby, A. (1996). writes on page 31:

    The Domesday Survey (1086) included south Lancashire with Cheshire for convenience, but the Mersey, the name of which means 'boundary river' is known to have divided the kingdoms of Northumbria and Mercia and there is no doubt that this was the real boundary.

  6. ^ Hutton, p. 218
  7. ^ Malcor, L.A. (1999). Lucius Artorius Castus Retrieval Date: January 26, 2008. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common

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