# Ribchester

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A village and civil parish in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD6435).

## Etymology
Recorded as Ribelcastre in 1086 (DB), from the River Ribble and Old English ceaster.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ribchester