Ribbleton
Ribbleton is a suburb and ward of the city of Preston, Lancashire, England.
Ribbleton is a suburb and ward of the city of Preston, Lancashire, England. It is located to the east of the city centre, between the A59 New Hall Lane and the B6243 Longridge Road. The M6 motorway also runs through the area. The ward had a population of 7,351 recorded in the 2001 census increasing to 8,548 at the 2011 Census.
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Worth seeing in and around Ribbleton
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Deepdale
Deepdale is a football stadium in the Deepdale area of Preston, England that is the home ground of Preston North End. Built in 1875 and in use since 1878, Deepdale is recognised as being one of the oldest continuously used football stadiums in the world, although the club's claim that it is the oldest is contested.
2.2 km · historic football stadium in England · Wikipedia - 02University of Lancashire
The University of Lancashire is a public university based in the city of Preston, Lancashire, England. It has its roots in The Institution For The Diffusion Of Useful Knowledge, founded in 1828.
3.7 km · University of Lancashire, UK · Wikipedia - 03Syro-Malabar Cathedral of St Alphonsa, Preston
The Syro-Malabar Cathedral of St Alphonsa is a Catholic cathedral of the Syro-Malabar rite in Preston, Lancashire. It is the cathedral of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Great Britain, and was previously St Ignatius Church under the Diocese of Lancaster.
3 km · church in Preston, UK · Wikipedia - 04Harris Museum
The Harris Museum, now known as The Harris, is a Grade I-listed building in Preston, Lancashire, England. Founded by Edmund Harris in 1877, it is a local history and fine art museum, and public library, covering 60,000 square feet and 23 public spaces.
3.3 km · art museum in Preston, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 05Jamea Masjid
Jamea Masjid is the largest and longest established mosque in Preston, Lancashire, England, UK.
3.2 km · mosque in Preston, Lancashire, England · Wikipedia - 06Madina Mosque
Madina Mosque is a mosque in Preston, Lancashire, England.
2.1 km · mosque in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 07All Saints Church, Higher Walton
All Saints Church is in Blackburn Road in the village of Higher Walton, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Leyland, the archdeaconry of Blackburn, and the diocese of Blackburn.
3.7 km · grade II listed church in South Ribble, Lancashire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 08St Joseph's Church, Preston
St Joseph's Church is in Skeffington Road, Preston, Lancashire, England. It is an active Roman Catholic church in the Diocese of Lancaster.
1.9 km · grade II listed church in Preston, Lancashire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 09St Luke's Church, Preston
St Luke's Church is a redundant Anglican parish church in St Luke's Place, Preston, Lancashire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.
2.1 km · grade II listed church in Preston, Lancashire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 10Church of St Leonard the Less, Samlesbury
The Church of St Leonard the Less is an Anglican church in the village of Samlesbury, Lancashire, England, situated close to the banks of the River Ribble. It is an active parish church in the Diocese of Blackburn.
2.1 km · Grade I listed church in Samlesbury, South Ribble, Lancashire, England, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to Ribbleton
- Airports
- Liverpool John Lennon (LPL), 50 km · Manchester (MAN), 53 km · Leeds Bradford (LBA), 66 km
- Stations
- Preston railway station, 4 km · Preston bus station, 3.1 km · Ribbleton railway station, 1.1 km · Grimsargh railway station, 3.8 km · Maudland Bridge railway station, 3.9 km
- Liverpool → Ribbleton45 km · quickest by road, 1h 15m · £5–7
- Manchester, Greater Manchester → Ribbleton43 km · quickest by road, 1h 7m · £5–7
- Leeds, West Yorkshire → Ribbleton74 km · quickest by road, 1h 51m · £10–13
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Ribbleton
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Ribbleton. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inFerries ply to Liverpool from: Dublin twice a day (P & O, 8 hours), though there are faster sailings from Dublin to Holyhead in North Wales.
- Get inBelfast twice a day (Stena Line, 8 hours) Douglas Isle of Man three per day (Isle of Man Steam Packet, 2 hour 45 min); Douglas also has ferries to Heysham near Morecambe.
- Get aroundLancashire is increasingly a cycle friendly place for on- and off-road cyclists.
- Go nextOr hop on a ferry to Ireland or the Isle of Man.
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Next door to Ribbleton
Ribbleton is 4 km from Preston, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Prestoncity and the administrative centre of Lancashire, England3.3 km
- Grimsarghvillage in Lancashire, England, UK3.9 km
- Cuerdalecivil parish in Lancashire, UK2.2 km
- Fulwoodsuburb of Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom2.7 km
- Walton-le-Dalevillage in Lancashire, England, UK3.1 km
- Higher Waltonvillage in Lancashire, United Kingdom3.4 km