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Ribble Valley
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| Borough of Ribble Valley | |
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 Shown within non-metropolitan Lancashire |
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| Geography | |
| Status: | Borough |
| Region: | North West England |
| Admin. County: | Lancashire |
| Area: - Total |
Ranked 81st 584.47 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Clitheroe |
| ONS code: | 30UL |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2005 est.) - Density |
Ranked 332nd 56,900 97 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 98.4% White |
| Politics | |
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Ribble Valley Borough Council http://www.ribblevalley.gov.uk |
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| Leadership: | Alternative - Sec.31 |
| Control: | Conservative |
| MP: | Nigel Evans |
Ribble Valley is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. Its council is based in Clitheroe. Other places include Whalley, Longridge and Ribchester. The area is so called due to the River Ribble which flows in its final stages towards its estuary near Preston. The area is popular with tourists who enjoy the areas natural unspoilt beauty as well as areas such as the Forest of Bowland.
The district was formed on April 1, 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of the municipal borough of Clitheroe, Longridge urban district, Clitheroe Rural District, part of Blackburn Rural District, part of Burnley Rural District, and part of Preston Rural District, as well as the Bowland Rural District from the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School
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- Ribble Valley Radio: A community radio station based in Clitheroe.
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