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Ribchester

Ribchester proper noun: a village and civil parish in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD6435).

Proper noun

Ribchester

  1. A village and civil parish in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD6435).

Origin of Ribchester

Recorded as Ribelcastre in 1086 (DB), from the River Ribble and Old English ceaster.

Questions about Ribchester

What does Ribchester mean?
Ribchester means a village and civil parish in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD6435).
What part of speech is Ribchester?
Ribchester is a proper noun.

Words near Ribchester in the dictionary

  1. Ribbun
  2. ribby
  3. Ribby-with-Wrea
  4. ribcage
  5. ribcages
  6. Ribchester
  7. Ribden
  8. Ribe
  9. Ribeauvillé
  10. ribectomy
  11. Ribeira

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