Church Street is an historic street in the English village of

Ribchester Ribchester () is a village and civil parish within the Ribble Valley district of Lancashire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Ribble, northwest of Blackburn and east of Preston, Lancashire, Preston. The village has a long history w ...

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated ''Lancs'') is a ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Cumbria to the north, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Greater Manchester and Merseyside to the south, and the Irish Sea to ...

. Named for St Wilfrid's Church, which is located near the southern end of the street, Church Street runs for about , from its junction with Ribchester Road (the B6245), to the north, to its terminus on the western banks of the

River Ribble The River Ribble runs through North Yorkshire and Lancashire in Northern England. It starts close to the Ribblehead Viaduct in North Yorkshire, and is one of the few that start in the Yorkshire Dales and flow westwards towards the Irish Sea (t ...

, to the south of Ribchester's village centre. Several of its buildings date to the 17th century.

Notable locations

; From north to south * 48 Church Street,

Grade II* listed building In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Hi ...

* 28 and 29 Church Street, Grade II* listed buildings * 2 Church Street, built partly on a

Roman fort ''Castra'' () is a Latin term used during the Roman Republic and Roman Empire for a military 'camp', and ''castrum'' () for a 'fort'. Either could refer to a building or plot of land, used as a fortified military base.. Included is a discuss ...

* Riverside House, 1 Church Street2 Church Street, Ribchester, Lancashire: Archaeological Watching Brief, October 2006
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Oxford Archaeology North Oxford () is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and non-metropolitan district in Oxfordshire, England, of which it is the county town. The city is home to the University of Oxford, the List of oldest universities in continuou ...

* Ribchester Roman Museum * St Wilfrid's Church

References

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