Ribble Valley

Ribble Valley
Ribble Valley
Borough and non-metropolitan district
	The Ribble Valley
	Ribble Valley shown within Lancashire and England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	North West England
Ceremonial county	Lancashire
Historic county	Lancashire and West Riding
Admin. HQ	Clitheroe
Government
• Type	Ribble Valley Borough Council
• MPs:	Maya Ellis
Area
• Total	225 sq mi (583 km2)
• Rank	63rd
Population (2024)
• Total	65,794
• Rank	Ranked 289th
• Density	292/sq mi (113/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
• Ethnic groups	List 96.2% White ; 2.1% Asian ; 1.2% Mixed ; 0.3% other ; 0.2% Black ;
Religion (2021)
• Religion	List 66.4% Christianity ; 26.2% no religion ; 5.3% not stated ; 1.3% Islam ; 0.3% Hinduism ; 0.3% other ; 0.2% Buddhism ; 0.1% Sikhism ; 0.1% Judaism ;
Time zone	UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
ONS code	30UL (ONS); E07000124 (GSS)

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Ribble Valley is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. Its council is based in Clitheroe, the largest town. The borough also includes the town of Longridge and numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. It is named after the River Ribble. Much of the district lies within the Forest of Bowland, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Ribble Valley has a rich history especially its connections in folklore, the most infamous being the Pendle Witch Trails.