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Ribchester (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 53 48 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 53.8000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 002 32 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -2.5333 decimal degrees |
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Note: On the north bank of the River Ribble where it meets the Irish Sea; fort founded by the Romans in the Flavian period was the largest fort in Lancashire, at the junction of roads leading to Chester, York and Carlisle; ruined by the Scots in 1323. |
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| Ribchester (preferred,C,V,English,U)
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| Bremetennacum (H,V)
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| Bremetennacum Veteranorum (H,V)
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............ | ancient |
| Ribelcastre (H,V)
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............ | recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086 |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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| archaeological site (C) |
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| town (C) |
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| ancient site (C) |
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| fort (H) |
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