| Ripley | |
|---|---|
 | |
.svg)  Ripley Location within North Yorkshire | |
| Population | 232 (2011 census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SE282605 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HARROGATE |
| Postcode district | HG3 |
| Dialling code | 01423 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
Ripley is a town and civil parish in North Yorkshire in England, a few miles north of Harrogate on the A61 road towards Ripon. The town name derives from Old English and is believed to mean wood of the Hrype or Ripon people.[2] Ripley was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974.[3]
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Ripley Parish (1170217072)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 388. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.
- ^ "History of Ripley, in Harrogate and West Riding | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 24 November 2020.