Ribble Valley : Ask Biography

Administration

Full name

Borough of Ribble Valley

Sovereign state

United Kingdom

Constituent country

England

Region

North West England

Ceremonial county

Lancashire

Government

Admin. HQ

Clitheroe

Type

Ribble Valley Borough Council

Leadership:

Alternative - Sec.31

Executive:

MPs:

Nigel Evans

Geography

Total Area

0 sq mi ( km2)

Area rank

Demography

Total Population

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Density (pop.)

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Other information

Time zone

Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0)

- Summer (DST)

British Summer Time (UTC+1)

ONS code

30UL

Ethnicity

95.8% White
2.5% S. Asian

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Ribble Valley is a local government district with borough status within the non-metropolitan county of 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 area's natural unspoilt beauty, much of which lies within the Forest of Bowland.

The Ribble Valley is statistically the wealthiest enclave in Lancashire and businesses in the area reflect this, including a Michelin listed restaurant and a Bentley car dealership. The area is a popular place with those who wish to relocate from London to somewhere more rural and community orientated.

The district was formed on 1 April 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, hence the addition of the Red Rose of Lancaster and White Rose of York on the council's coat of arms.