Ribble Valley
Borough and non-metropolitan district in England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the local government district. For the parliamentary constituency, see Ribble Valley (UK Parliament constituency). For the geographical valley, see River Ribble and Ribblesdale.
Ribble Valley is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. Its council is based in Clitheroe, the largest town. The borough also includes the town of Longridge and numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. It is named after the River Ribble. Much of the district lies within the Forest of Bowland, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
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Ribble Valley | |
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Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | England |
Region | North West England |
Ceremonial county | Lancashire |
Historic county | Lancashire and West Riding |
Admin. HQ | Clitheroe |
Government | |
• Type | Ribble Valley Borough Council |
• MPs: | Nigel Evans |
Area | |
• Total | 225.2 sq mi (583.2 km2) |
• Rank | 63rd |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 61,907 |
• Rank | Ranked 290th |
• Density | 270/sq mi (110/km2) |
Ethnicity (2021) | |
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Religion (2021) | |
• Religion | List
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Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (British Summer Time) |
ONS code | 30UL (ONS) E07000124 (GSS) |
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The neighbouring districts are Pendle, Burnley, Hyndburn, Blackburn with Darwen, South Ribble, Preston, Wyre, Lancaster and North Yorkshire.