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Ribble

British  
/ ˈrɪbəl /

noun

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

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The charity, based at the South Ribble Family Wellbeing Centre on Wilkinson Street, was established in 2019.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2025

Atkinson, who was leader of Ribble Valley Council before defecting from the Conservatives, was elected to the county council to represent Ribble Valley South West with 2,174 votes.

From BBC • May 12, 2025

South Ribble Borough Council's environmental health team did an inspection of her drains but the authority said it was ultimately unable to help because the sinkhole had sprung up on private land.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2024

The Ribble Valley council said that did not justify demolishing the multi-building structure.

From Washington Post • Mar. 17, 2023

It is wholly of modern growth, although the name of Byrkhed is traced to the forest which is believed to have extended between the mouths of the Dee and the Ribble in Lancashire.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various