In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Ribbleton like this:
Ribbleton, township, Preston par., N. Lancashire, mostly in bor. of Preston, 649 ac., pop. 575; at Ribbleton Moor the Duke of Hamilton was defeated, in 1648, by Cromwell, and the insurgents, in 1715, by Generals Willes and Carpenter.
Ribbleton through time
Ribbleton is now part of Preston district. Click here for graphs and data of how Preston has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Ribbleton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ribbleton, in Preston and Lancashire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10770
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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