Ribton, Cumberland

Historical Description

Ribton, a village and a township in Bridekirk parish, Cumberland, on the river Derwent, 5 miles W of Cockermouth, and half a mile from Manon Junction station on the L. & N.W.R. Post town and money order and telegraph office, Cockermouth. Acreage, 616; population, 23. The Earl of Lonsdale is lord of the manor. Ribton Hall, an ancient building, is now a farmhouse.

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

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Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Ribton from the following:

• Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Ribton)

Land and Property

The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Cumberland is available to browse.