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Little Ribston

Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England

Little Ribston

Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England

FieldValue
countryEngland
static_imageLittle Ribston.jpg
static_image_width240px
static_image_captionOutskirts of the Village
coordinates
official_nameLittle Ribston
population272
population_ref(Including North Deighton. 2011 census)
unitary_englandNorth Yorkshire
lieutenancy_englandNorth Yorkshire
regionYorkshire and the Humber
post_townWetherby
postcode_districtLS22
postcode_areaLS
os_grid_referenceSE3853

Little Ribston is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. Little Ribston is located on the River Nidd, 4 mi north of Wetherby and 3 mi south-east of Knaresborough. The Ribston Pippin apple originated here when Sir Henry Goodricke planted the first seed brought from Normandy in the 18th century and a stump of a later tree is still preserved in Ribston park. There were several inns or licensed premises in the village in previous times, though none remain today. The nearest pub to Little Ribston is The Bay Horse in Kirk Deighton. Little Ribston has two cricket teams in the Nidderdale league and Harrogate evening league. They are based in Ribston Park, Little Ribston, halfway between Knaresborough and Wetherby.

General history

Former Wesleyan chapel, now derelict.

'Little Ribston' when translated into old English is "Ribwort/hound's-tongue stone". In the 1870s, Little Ribston was described as "RIBSTON (Little), a township, with a village, in Spofforth parish, W. R. Yorkshire; on the river Nidd, 3 miles S E of Knaresborough. Acres, 855. Real property, £1, 123. Pop., 230. Houses, 51. There are a Wesleyan chapel and a national school". The Wesleyan chapel, dated 1818 on a stone set into the facade, is remarkably plain even by Methodist standards. It is currently (2022) derelict.

Population

Little Ribston population time series 1881–2011

In 1881 the population of Little Ribston stood at 181 people, but by 1901 had decreased to 174 people. 10 years later, In 1911, the population of Little Ribston was only 173 people, only one less from the figure in 1901. The population of the village decreased significantly in 1921, to 149 people, mainly caused by the first world war but then gradually started to climb in the years that followed. It wasn't until 1961 when the population over took the figure from the 1911 census data, in the so-called Post–World War II baby boom when the population stood at 183 people. Since the 1960s the population of Little Ribston has increased year on year. It had a population of 272, according to the 2011 census data.

Governance

Little Ribston is in the electoral ward of Ribston. This ward stretches east to Kirk Hammerton and has a total population taken at the 2011 Census of 3,015.

From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Harrogate, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

Occupational history

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Growth of households in the village

In 1891 there were a total of 49 Households in the village, however this had decreased to 42 in 1921, following the aftermath of the First World War and the destruction to the North-east region of the uk. Houses were constantly being built in the village ever since the early 1900s and according to the 2011 census data there were 121 households in the village, a vast contrast to a century ago.

Age structure

Age structure of Little Ribston

According to the 2011 census data which shows the age structure of the people who live in Little Ribston, 16.9% of people were between the ages of 30–44, 25.7% of people were aged between 45–59 and 11% of people between 65 and 74. This data tells us that the age structure in Little Ribston is relatively middle aged with over a quarter of the population between the ages of 45 and 59.

Houses and land ownership

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St Helen's Chapel of Ease

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References

References

  1. "Little Ribston". Countryside Books.
  2. "Google Maps - Pubs near Little Ribston".
  3. "Little Ribston Cricket Club".
  4. "Key to English Place-names".
  5. Wilson, John. (1870–1872). "Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales". A. Fullarton and Co..
  6. "Little Ribston Tn/CP through time".
  7. "Little Ribston Parish".
  8. "Ribston Ward (as of 2011)".
  9. "Little Ribston Tn/CP through time".
  10. "Little Ribston". Countryside Books.
  11. Dabell, E. "St Helen's Church, Little Ribston The History".
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