Ribbesford
| Ribbesford | |
|---|---|
 The Church of St Leonard | |
  Ribbesford Location within Worcestershire | |
| Population | 332 (2021) |
| OS grid reference | SO778735 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BEWDLEY |
| Postcode district | DY12 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament |
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Ribbesford is a village in the Wyre Forest District of Worcestershire, England. It had a population of 332 in 2021.[1]
Notable features of Ribbesford include the Church of St Leonard, a Grade I listed building[2] and Ribbesford House, a Grade II* listed building.[3]
History
The name Ribbesford derives from the Old English ribbebeddford meaning 'ford by the bed of ribwort or houndstongue'.[4]
Ribbesford was in the lower division of Doddingtree Hundred.[5]
Bewdley tunnel
References
- ↑ "Ribbesford". City population. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
- ↑ "Historic England Entry for the Church of St Leonard". Historic England. 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ↑ "Historic England Entry for Ribbesford House". Historic England. 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ↑ "Ribbesford". Key to English Place-Names. The Institute for Name-Studies. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
- ↑ Worcestershire Family History Guidebook, Vanessa Morgan, 2011, p20 The History Press, Stroud, Gloucestershire.
External links
Media related to Ribbesford at Wikimedia Commons- Ribbesford in the Domesday Book