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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Ribton like this:
RIBTON, a township in Bridekirk parish, Cumberland; on the river Derwent, 5 miles W of Cockermouth. Acres, 596. Real property, £888. Pop., 18. Houses, 3.
Ribton is now part of CUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how CUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Ribton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ribton in Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3178
Date accessed: 09th December 2025
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