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Ribbesford
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The Church of St Leonard
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Ribbesford
Location within Worcestershire
Population237 
OS grid reference SO778735
Civil parish
  • Ribbesford
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BEWDLEY
Postcode district DY12
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Worcestershire
52°21′35″N2°19′38″W / 52.35966°N 2.327342°W / 52.35966; -2.327342

Ribbesford is a village and civil parish in the Wyre Forest District of Worcestershire, England. It had a population of 237 in the 2001 census. [1]

Contents

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

Ribbesford was in the lower division of Doddingtree Hundred. [4]

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References

  1. Census 2001
  2. "Historic England Entry for the Church of St Leonard". Historic England . 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  3. "Historic England Entry for Ribbesford House". Historic England . 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  4. Worcestershire Family History Guidebook, Vanessa Morgan, 2011, p20 The History Press, Stroud, Gloucestershire.