Little Ribston

Little Ribston
Outskirts of the Village
Little Ribston is located in North Yorkshire
Little Ribston
Little Ribston
Location within North Yorkshire
Population272 (Including North Deighton. 2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSE3853
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWetherby
Postcode districtLS22
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
53°58′30″N 1°24′47″W / 53.975°N 1.413°W / 53.975; -1.413

Little Ribston is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. Little Ribston is located on the River Nidd, 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Wetherby and 3 miles (4.8 km) 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.[2] There were several inns or licensed premises in the village in previous times, though none remain today.[2] The nearest pub to Little Ribston is The Bay Horse in Kirk Deighton.[3] 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.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2011 census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "Little Ribston". North Yorkshire Village Book. Countryside Books. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  3. ^ "Google Maps - Pubs near Little Ribston". Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Little Ribston Cricket Club". Retrieved 1 April 2013.