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Little Ribston is a village and
civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
in the county of
North Yorkshire North Yorkshire is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in Northern England.The Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority areas of City of York, York and North Yorkshire (district), North Yorkshire are in Yorkshire and t ...
, England. Little Ribston is located on the
River Nidd The River Nidd is a tributary of the River Ouse in the English county of North Yorkshire. It rises in Nidderdale at Nidd Head Spring on the slopes of Great Whernside. In its first few miles it has been dammed three times, creating Angram Rese ...
, north of
Wetherby Wetherby ( ) is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is close to West Yorkshire county's border with North Yorkshire and lies approximately from Leeds city centre, from ...
and south-east of
Knaresborough Knaresborough ( ) is a market and spa town and civil parish on the River Nidd in North Yorkshire, England. It is east of Harrogate and was in the Borough of Harrogate until April 2023. History The Knaresborough Hoard, the largest hoard of ...
. The
Ribston Pippin 'Ribston Pippin' is a triploid cultivar of apples, also known by other names including 'Essex Pippin', 'Beautiful Pippin', 'Formosa', 'Glory of York', 'Ribstone', 'Rockhill's Russet', 'Travers', and 'Travers's Reinette'. Origin This apple was gro ...
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. There were several inns or licensed premises in the village in previous times, though none remain today. The nearest pub to Little Ribston is The Bay Horse in Kirk Deighton. 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.


General history

'Little Ribston' when translated into old English is "Ribwort/hound's-tongue stone". In the 1870s, Little Ribston was described as "RIBSTON (Little), a township, with a village, in Spofforth parish, W. R. Yorkshire; on the river Nidd, 3 miles S E of Knaresborough. Acres, 855. Real property, £1, 123. Pop., 230. Houses, 51. There are a Wesleyan chapel and a national school". The Wesleyan chapel, dated 1818 on a stone set into the facade, is remarkably plain even by Methodist standards. It is currently (2022) derelict.


Population

In 1881 the population of Little Ribston stood at 181 people, but by 1901 had decreased to 174 people. 10 years later, In 1911, the population of Little Ribston was only 173 people, only one less from the figure in 1901. The population of the village decreased significantly in 1921, to 149 people, mainly caused by the first world war but then gradually started to climb in the years that followed. It wasn't until 1961 when the population over took the figure from the 1911 census data, in the so-called
Post–World War II baby boom The middle of the 20th century was marked by a significant and persistent increase in fertility rates in many countries, especially in the Western world. The term '' baby boom'' is often used to refer to this particular boom, generally considered ...
when the population stood at 183 people. Since the 1960s the population of Little Ribston has increased year on year. It had a population of 272, according to the 2011 census data.


Governance

Little Ribston is in the
electoral ward A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. In some countries, wards are usually named after neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical features and in some cases historical figures connected t ...
of Ribston. This ward stretches east to
Kirk Hammerton Kirk Hammerton is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is near the River Nidd and the A59 road, west of York. The village suffix refers to the ''Hamerton'' family who owned the land until the 16th centu ...
and has a total population taken at the 2011 Census of 3,015. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the
Borough of Harrogate The Borough of Harrogate was a local government district with borough status in North Yorkshire, England, from 1974 to 2023. Its council was based in the town of Harrogate, but it also included surrounding settlements, including the cathedral ...
, it is now administered by the unitary
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.


Occupational history

Occupational Census data since 1881 can help to show how Little Ribston's employment sector has changed over time. The 1881 census report on Occupational orders in Little Ribston does not tell us much about Female employment as 29 women were classed as an unknown occupation. As for the Male figures, 23 men worked in agriculture, the highest employment sector in the area, with other industries only having one or two workers. In 2011 however the figures look very different. Agriculture is no longer the highest employer among males, as only four males now work in this industry. Manufacturing now has 10% of male workers and Construction 12% of male workers however surprisingly the highest employment sector in Little Ribston for males is Wholesale repair of motor Vehicles and motor Cycles with 25% of males working in this sector. Unlike 1881 we now know more about female employment, and as of 2011 14.9% of women in Little Ribston Work in education, whilst 13.5% work in Human Health and Social Work Activities.


Growth of households in the village

In 1891 there were a total of 49 Households in the village, however this had decreased to 42 in 1921, following the aftermath of the First World War and the destruction to the North-east region of the uk. Houses were constantly being built in the village ever since the early 1900s and according to the 2011 census data there were 121 households in the village, a vast contrast to a century ago.


Age structure

According to the 2011 census data which shows the age structure of the people who live in Little Ribston, 16.9% of people were between the ages of 30–44, 25.7% of people were aged between 45–59 and 11% of people between 65 and 74. This data tells us that the age structure in Little Ribston is relatively middle aged with over a quarter of the population between the ages of 45 and 59.


Houses and land ownership

The houses and land were once owned jointly by the Earl of Harewood and the Ribston Park Estate – the latter includes
Ribston Hall Ribston Hall is a privately owned 17th-century country mansion situated on the banks of the River Nidd, at Great Ribston, near Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England. It is a Grade II* listed building. The two-storey mansion presents an impressi ...
which has had a long and varied history. Originally a preceptory of the
Knights Templar The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon, mainly known as the Knights Templar, was a Military order (religious society), military order of the Catholic Church, Catholic faith, and one of the most important military ord ...
, it was bought by Joseph Dent in 1835. A forward-thinking and good landlord, he built a school at Little Ribston in 1845 and made improvements to a carpenter's shop in the village to transform it into a mission room in 1860. This was later renamed St Helen's church.


St Helen's Chapel of Ease

St Helen's Chapel of Ease is located on the bend in the Knaresborough to Wetherby road directly opposite the turning to Spofforth. (A chapel of ease is a building designated for worship within a parish, other than the official parish church.) The building was provided by Joseph Dent of
Ribston Hall Ribston Hall is a privately owned 17th-century country mansion situated on the banks of the River Nidd, at Great Ribston, near Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England. It is a Grade II* listed building. The two-storey mansion presents an impressi ...
. It had been a carpenter's shop. Dent added a western porch in the Tudor style, inserted lattice windows and panelled the lower walls of the main room in pinewood panelling said to have been brought from Ribston Hall. The room at the east of the building was designed as a village reading room and was so used for many years.


See also

* Listed buildings in Little Ribston


References


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