Ribble Valley

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.

This article is about the local government district. For the parliamentary constituency, see Ribble Valley (UK Parliament constituency). For the geographical valley, see River Ribble and Ribblesdale.

Ribble Valley
Borough and non-metropolitan district
Beacon Hill overlooking Ribble Valley
Ribble Valley shown within Lancashire and England
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionNorth West England
Ceremonial countyLancashire
Historic countyLancashire and West Riding
Admin. HQClitheroe
Government
 • TypeRibble Valley Borough Council
 • MPs:Nigel Evans
Area
 • Total225.2 sq mi (583.2 km2)
 • Rank63rd
Population
 (2021)
 • Total61,907
 • RankRanked 290th
 • Density270/sq mi (110/km2)
Time zoneUTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
ONS code30UL (ONS)
E07000124 (GSS)
Ethnicity95.8% White
2.5% S. Asian

The neighbouring districts are Pendle, Burnley, Hyndburn, Blackburn with Darwen, South Ribble, Preston, Wyre, Lancaster and North Yorkshire.

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