Little Ribston
| Little Ribston | |
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| Little Ribston shown within North Yorkshire | |
| Population | 272 (Including North Deighton. 2011) |
| OS grid reference | SE3853 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Wetherby |
| Postcode district | LS22 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Little Ribston is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. Little Ribston is located on the River Nidd, 4 miles north of Wetherby and 3 miles south-east of Knaresborough. The delicious Ribston Pippin 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 Red Lion in Wetherby. Little Ribston have two cricket teams in the Nidderdale league and Harrogate evening league. They are based in Ribston park, Little Ribston, halfway between Knaresborough and Wetherby.
'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".
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 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.
Little Ribston is in the electoral ward of Ribston. This ward stretches east to Kirk Hammerton and has a total population taken at the 2011 Census of 3,015.
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.
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