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Ribbleton

Ribbleton proper noun: an eastern suburb and ward in the City of Preston, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5630).

Proper noun

Ribbleton

  1. An eastern suburb and ward in the City of Preston, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5630).

Origin of Ribbleton

Recorded as Ribleton in 1201; equivalent to the River Ribble + -ton, from Old English tūn.

Questions about Ribbleton

What does Ribbleton mean?
Ribbleton means an eastern suburb and ward in the City of Preston, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5630).
What part of speech is Ribbleton?
Ribbleton is a proper noun.

Words near Ribbleton in the dictionary

  1. ribble-rabbles
  2. ribble-row
  3. ribble-rows
  4. Ribblehead
  5. Ribblesdale
  6. Ribbleton
  7. ribbok
  8. ribboks
  9. ribbon
  10. ribbon brake
  11. ribbon brakes

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