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 through time
Ribton is now part of Allerdale district. Click here for graphs and data of how Allerdale has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Ribton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ribton, in Allerdale and Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3178
Date accessed: 28th April 2024
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