Ribble

/ (ˈrɪbəl) /

noun

a river in NW England, flowing south and west through Lancashire to the Irish Sea. Length: 121 km (75 miles)

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Examples from the Web for ribble

The "till" contains limestones brought by ice from both the Ribble and the Hodder valleys.
On Some Ancient Battle-Fields in Lancashire|Charles Hardwick
Ribble water hath not gone farre, but it meteth with the Calder from southeast.
Chronicles (1 of 6): The Description of Britaine|Raphaell Holinshed
It is beautifully situated on a slope on the Yorkshire side of the Ribble, beyond the "hippin-stones" we have named.
Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 (of 2)|John Roby
From a topographical and military point of view, "the pass of the Ribble" a very probable site of the conflict.
On Some Ancient Battle-Fields in Lancashire|Charles Hardwick

The Ribble flows through it, watering many a romantic cliff and wooded slope.
A Month in Yorkshire|Walter White