Ribchester

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proper noun

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

OriginOld English ceaster →
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Meanings

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

Origin

  1. Old Englishceaster
  2. EnglishRibchester

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

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APA

Ribchester. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ribchester

MLA

“Ribchester.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ribchester. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ribchester,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ribchester.

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