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The River Ribble at Ribchester
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The River Ribble at Ribchester

The River Ribble is a river that runs through North Yorkshire and Lancashire, in the North of England. The Ribble begins at the confluence of the Gayle Beck and Cam Beck, in the shadow of the Yorkshire three peaks. It flows through Settle, Clitheroe and Preston, before emptying into the Irish Sea near Lytham, a length of 75 miles. The Ribble Way is a long-distance footpath which follows the river for much of its course. The Ribble marked the ancient northern boundary of Mercia; and at the time of the Domesday Book was the northern boundary of Cheshire. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (678x1024, 137 KB)Photograph by Stuart Grimshaw (http://www. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (678x1024, 137 KB)Photograph by Stuart Grimshaw (http://www. ... Map sources for Ribchester at grid reference SD649353 Ribchester is a village in Lancashire, England near the towns of Blackburn and Preston. ... Bolton Abbey North Yorkshire is a Shire county within the region of Yorkshire and the Humber in England. ... Lancashire is a county and duchy palatine in the North of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages None official English de facto Capital None official London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked... Ingleborough as seen from the summit of Whernside The mountains of Whernside (736 m), Ingleborough (723 m) and Pen-y-ghent (694 m) are collectively known as the (Yorkshire) Three Peaks. ... This article is about the town of Settle in England. ... Map sources for Clitheroe at grid reference SD745415 Arms of Clitheroe Town Council Clitheroe is a small town in Lancashire, England. ... Preston is a city and local government district in North West England. ... Relief map of the Irish Sea. ... Lytham St Annes is a town in the Fylde district of Lancashire, England. ... The general location of Mercia, along with the other peoples of Britain around the year 600. ... Doomesday Book (also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester), was the record of the great survey of England completed in 1086, executed for William the Conqueror, that was similar to a census by a government of today. ... Cheshire (or archaically the County of Chester) is a palatine county in North West England. ...


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 running from Liverpool, Merseyside to Leeds, West Yorkshire. ... The Lancaster Canal is a canal in Lancashire in the north of England, originally planned to run from Westhoughton in Lancashire to Kendal in south Cumbria (then in Westmorland). ... The Ribble Link is Great Britains newest inland waterway, opened in 2002. ...


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 Commission Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds (79/409/EEC). ...


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, Greater Manchester and Cheshire and in the High Peak area of Derbyshire. ... This article is about the year. ... In biology, regeneration is the ability to recreate lost or damaged tissues, organs and limbs. ...


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.


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River Ribble (348 words)
The River Ribble begins at the confluence of the Gayle Beck and Cam Beck near the famous island viaduct at Ribblehead, in the shadow of the Yorkshire three peaks (the mountains of Whernside, Ingleborough and Pen-y-ghent).
The main tributaries of the River 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 Ribble catchment is covered by the Mersey Basin Campaign, a partnership which was established in 1985 to improve water quality and encourage waterside regeneration and the River Ribble's estuary forms part of the Ribble and Alt Estuaries Special Protection Area for wildlife.
Action Ribble Estuary (381 words)
The Ribble Estuary is the funnel-shaped area to the west of the city of Preston where the River Ribble meets the Irish Sea.
The area covered by Action Ribble Estuary encompasses the whole of the estuary, the tributaries that flow into it and the River Ribble to its tidal limit.
Action Ribble Estuary, previously The Ribble Estuary Partnership, was formed in 1992 when it was recognised that there was a need for a new approach to the management of the coast, as well as the area extending 10 km offshore, that cut across administrative boundaries.
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