Ribble
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Junior Slater, from Clayton-le-Woods, Chorley, Lancashire, had been swimming with friends at the River Ribble in Ribchester, at about 14:00 BST on Tuesday, Lancashire Police said.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
The MP for Ribble Valley said "we need to make our tax structures work better".
From BBC • Dec. 4, 2024
Aaron Wilkins-Odudu, 18, said "social and economic justice" were his main motives after being elected to Ribble Valley council in Lancashire this May.
From BBC • May 21, 2023
The Ribble Valley council said that did not justify demolishing the multi-building structure.
From Washington Post • Mar. 17, 2023
From the Ribble bridge to the town, the road ran between two steep banks; and this way, or lane, was then so narrow, that in several places two men could not ride abreast.
From Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745. Volume I. by Thomson, Mrs.
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