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Ribble, River
county:-   Lancashire
locality type:-   river

evidence:-   descriptive text:- West 1778 (11th edn 1821) 
placename:-  Ribble, River
source data:-   Guide book, A Guide to the Lakes, by Thomas West, published by William Pennington, Kendal, Cumbria once Westmorland, and in London, 1778 to 1821.
image WS21P271, button  goto source
Tour to the Caves in the West Riding of Yorkshire, late 18th century 
Page 271:-  "... The romantic cascades, pools, and precipices in the channel of the river Ribble, that runs by the mouth of this cave [Catknot Hole], are not unworthy the notice of a stranger. ..."

places:-  
SD818671 Stainforth Force ()
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