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{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Ribble Valley
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| image_caption            = The Ribble Valley
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| map_caption              = Ribble Valley shown within [[Lancashire]] and England
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| subdivision_name2        = [[North West England]]
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| subdivision_name3        = [[Lancashire]]
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| seat                     = [[Clitheroe]]
| government_type          = Ribble Valley Borough Council
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 | 96.2% [[White people in the United Kingdom|White]]
 | 2.1% [[British Asians|Asian]]
 | 1.2% [[Mixed (United Kingdom ethnicity category)|Mixed]]
 | 0.3% [[Ethnic groups in the United Kingdom|other]]
 | 0.2% [[Black British people|Black]]
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 | 66.4% [[Religion in England#Christianity|Christianity]]
 | 26.2% [[Irreligion in the United Kingdom|no religion]]
 | 5.3% not stated
 | 1.3% [[Islam in England|Islam]] 
 | 0.3% [[Hinduism in England|Hinduism]]
 | 0.3% [[Religion in England|other]]
 | 0.2% [[Buddhism in England|Buddhism]]
 | 0.1% [[Sikhism in England|Sikhism]]
 | 0.1% [[History of the Jews in England|Judaism]]
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'''Ribble Valley''' is a [[Non-metropolitan district|local government district]] with [[borough status in the United Kingdom|borough status]] in [[Lancashire]], [[England]]. Its council is based in [[Clitheroe]], the largest town. The borough also includes the town of [[Longridge]] and numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. It is named after the [[River Ribble]]. Much of the district lies within the [[Forest of Bowland]], a designated [[Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty]].

The neighbouring districts are [[Borough of Pendle|Pendle]], [[Borough of Burnley|Burnley]], [[Hyndburn]], [[Blackburn with Darwen]], [[South Ribble]], [[City of Preston, Lancashire|Preston]], [[Borough of Wyre|Wyre]], [[City of Lancaster|Lancaster]] and [[North Yorkshire (district)|North Yorkshire]].

==History==
The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the [[Local Government Act 1972]], covering the whole area of four former districts and parts of another three, which were abolished at the same time:<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972|year=1972|number=2039|accessdate=22 August 2022}}</ref>
*[[Blackburn Rural District]] (north of Arley Brook, rest went to [[Blackburn with Darwen|Blackburn]])
*[[Bowland Rural District]]
*[[Burnley Rural District]] (parishes of [[Read, Lancashire|Read]] and [[Sabden]] only, rest split between Burnley, Hyndburn and Pendle)
*[[Clitheroe]] [[Municipal Borough]]
*[[Clitheroe Rural District]]
*[[Longridge]] [[Urban district (England and Wales)|Urban District]]
*[[Preston Rural District]] (parishes of [[Dutton, Lancashire|Dutton]], [[Hothersall]] and [[Ribchester]] only, rest split between Preston and South Ribble)
The new district was named Ribble Valley after the River Ribble which flows through the area.<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Names) Order 1973|year=1973|number=551|accessdate=22 August 2022}}</ref> The new district was awarded [[Borough status in the United Kingdom|borough status]] from its creation, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/written-answers/1974/mar/28/district-councils-and-boroughs#S5CV0871P0_19740328_CWA_145|title=District Councils and Boroughs|date=28 March 1974|work=[[Hansard|Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)]]|access-date=16 January 2012}}</ref>

The Bowland Rural District had been in the [[West Riding of Yorkshire]] prior to the reforms, whereas the other parts had all been in Lancashire. The council was granted a [[coat of arms]] in 1975, which includes both the [[Red Rose of Lancaster]] and [[White Rose of York]], referencing the two historic counties.<ref>{{cite web |title=North West Region |url=http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk/north_west.html |website=Civic Heraldry |access-date=15 October 2023}}</ref>

The parish of [[Simonstone, Lancashire|Simonstone]] was transferred from Burnley to Ribble Valley in 1987.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lgbce.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/12014/505-ribble-valley,-hyndburn,-burnley-and-pendle.pdf |title=Local Government Boundary Commission For England Report No. 5O5 |publisher=Local Government Boundary Commission For England |date=October 1985 |access-date=13 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118200729/http://www.lgbce.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/12014/505-ribble-valley,-hyndburn,-burnley-and-pendle.pdf |archive-date=18 November 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Governance==
{{Infobox legislature
| name = Ribble Valley Borough Council
| coa_pic = 
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| logo_pic = Ribble Valley Borough Council logo.svg
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| house_type = Non-metropolitan district
| foundation = 1 April 1974
| leader1_type = [[Mayors in England|Mayor]]
| leader1 = Simon O'Rourke
| election1 = 13 May 2025<ref>{{cite web |title=Council minutes, 13 May 2025 |url=https://democracy.ribblevalley.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=147&MId=636 |website=Ribble Valley Borough Council |access-date=29 July 2025}}</ref>
| party1 = <br/>[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrat]]
| leader2_type = [[Leader of the Council|Leader]]
| leader2 = Simon Hore
| party2 = <br/>[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| election2 = 13 May 2025
| leader3_type = [[Chief Executive]]
| leader3 = Marshal Scott
| party3 = <!-- Non-political role -->
| election3 = April 2009<ref>{{cite news |last1=Briggs |first1=Ben |title=Burnley man appointed Ribble Valley Council chief |url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/3987924.burnley-man-appointed-ribble-valley-council-chief/ |access-date=15 October 2023 |work=Lancashire Telegraph |date=18 December 2008}}</ref>
| seats = 40 councillors
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;Administration (17)
: {{Color box|{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}|border=darkgray}} [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] (17)
;Other parties (23)
: {{nowrap|{{Color box|{{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|border=darkgray}} [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrat]] (6)}}
: {{Color box|{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}|border=darkgray}} [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] (5)
: {{Color box|{{party color|Green Party of England and Wales}}|border=darkgray}} [[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]] (2)
: {{Color box|{{party color|Reform UK}}|border=darkgray}} [[Reform UK]] (1)
: {{Color box|{{party color|Independent politician}}|border=darkgray}} [[Independent politician|Independent]] (9)
| voting_system1 = [[First-past-the-post voting|First past the post]]
| last_election1 = [[2023 Ribble Valley Borough Council election|4 May 2023]]
| next_election1 = 6 May 2027
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| session_room = Ribble Valley Borough Council 03.JPG
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| meeting_place = Council Offices, Church Walk, Clitheroe, BB7{{nbsp}}2RA
| website = {{URL|www.ribblevalley.gov.uk}}
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Ribble Valley Borough Council provides [[Non-metropolitan district|district-level]] services. [[Non-metropolitan county|County-level]] services are provided by [[Lancashire County Council]]. The whole borough is covered by [[civil parish]]es, which form a third tier of local government.<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=act|act=Local Government Act 1972|year=1972|chapter=70|access-date=31 May 2023}}</ref>

===Political control===
The council has been under [[no overall control]] since the [[2023 Ribble Valley Borough Council election|2023 election]], being led by a [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] minority administration.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jacobs |first1=Bill |title=Battered Ribble Valley Tories seek to keep power as a minority |url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/23515186.battered-ribble-valley-tories-seek-keep-power-minority/ |access-date=14 October 2023 |work=Lancashire Telegraph |date=11 May 2023}}</ref><ref name=23May2023minutes>{{cite web |title=Council minutes, 23 May 2023 |url=https://democracy.ribblevalley.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=147&MId=409&Ver=4 |website=Ribble Valley Borough Council | date=23 May 2023 |access-date=15 October 2023}}</ref>

The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been as follows:<ref name=compositions>{{cite web |title=Compositions Calculator |url=https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/composition_calc.html |access-date=21 May 2025 |website=The Elections Centre |publisher=University of Exeter}} (Put "Ribble Valley" in search box to see specific results.)</ref><ref name=hold>{{cite news| url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/vote2007/councils/html/30ul.stm | title = Ribble Valley | access-date = 2009-11-08 | work = [[BBC News Online]]}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="2"|Party in control!!Years
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} || 1974–1995
|-
| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}} || 1995–2003
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} || 2003–2023
|-
|{{Party name with colour|No overall control}} || 2023–present 
|}

===Leadership===
The role of mayor is largely ceremonial in Ribble Valley. Political leadership is instead provided by the [[leader of the council]]. The leaders since 1999 have been:

{| class=wikitable
! Councillor !! colspan=2|Party !! From !! To
|-
| Peter Redpath<ref>{{cite news |title=Sudden death of former leader |url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/6241298.sudden-death-former-leader/ |access-date=23 August 2022 |work=Lancashire Telegraph |date=8 March 2006}}</ref> || {{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} || align=right|1999 || align=right|2002
|-
| Chris Holtom<ref>{{cite news |title='We don't want more housing' |url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/5958467.we-dont-want-housing/ |access-date=29 July 2025 |work=Lancashire Telegraph |date=12 July 2002}}</ref><ref name=LT5May2004>{{cite news |title=Council boss quits - work too much |url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/5842874.council-boss-quits---work-much/ |access-date=29 July 2025 |work=Lancashire Telegraph |date=5 May 2004}}</ref> || {{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} || align=right|2002 || align=right|May 2004
|-
| John Hill<ref name=LT5May2004/><ref>{{cite news |title=Tourism pledge of new mayor |url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/1402421.tourism-pledge-new-mayor/ |access-date=29 July 2025 |work=Lancashire Telegraph |date=16 May 2007}}</ref> || {{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} || align=right|May 2004 || align=right|May 2007
|-
| Michael Ranson<ref>{{cite news |title=Michael is new Ribble Valley Mayor |url=https://www.burnleyexpress.net/news/michael-is-new-ribble-valley-mayor-2644021 |access-date=29 July 2025 |work=Burnley Express |date=15 May 2014}}</ref> || {{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} || align=right|2007 || align=right|2013
|-
| Stuart Hirst<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jacobs |first1=Bill |title=New Ribble Valley Mayor confirmed |url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/20131228.new-ribble-valley-mayor-confirmed/ |access-date=29 July 2025 |work=Lancashire Telegraph |date=12 May 2022}}</ref> || {{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} || align=right|2013 || align=right|2017
|-
| [[Ken Hind]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Council minutes, 9 May 2017 |url=https://www.ribblevalley.gov.uk/download/meetings/id/6043/Annual%2520Council%2520-%25209%2520May%25202017 |website=Ribble Valley Borough Council |access-date=29 July 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Tory leader Ken Hind stands down as council leader |url=https://www.burnleyexpress.net/news/tory-leader-ken-hind-stands-down-as-council-leader-182350 |access-date=23 August 2022 |work=Burnley Express |date=21 Dec 2018}}</ref> || {{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} || align=right|9 May 2017 || align=right|20 Dec 2018
|-
| Stephen Atkinson<ref>{{cite web |title=Council minutes, 15 January 2019 |url=https://www.ribblevalley.gov.uk/download/meetings/id/7037/Extraordinary%2520Council%2520-%252015%2520January%25202019 |website=Ribble Valley Borough Council |access-date=29 July 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Reform UK name likely future leader of Lancashire County Council after shock election landslide |url=https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2025-05-12/reform-uk-name-likely-future-leader-of-county-council |access-date=29 July 2025 |work=ITV News |date=12 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Macdonald |first1=Robbie |title=Ex-Ribble Valley council leader's resignation letter blasts Tories |url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/25015372.ex-ribble-valley-council-leaders-resignation-letter-blasts-tories/ |access-date=29 July 2025 |work=Lancashire Telegraph |date=18 March 2025}}</ref> || {{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} || align=right|15 Jan 2019 || align=right|Mar 2025
|-
| Simon Hore<ref>{{cite web |title=Council minutes, 13 May 2025 |url=https://democracy.ribblevalley.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=147&MId=636 |website=Ribble Valley Borough Council |access-date=29 July 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Macdonald |first1=Robbie |title=Ribble Valley Council appoints new Tory political leader |url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/25163745.ribble-valley-council-appoints-new-tory-political-leader/ |access-date=29 July 2025 |work=Lancashire Telegraph |date=14 May 2025}}</ref> || {{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} || align=right|13 May 2025 || align=right|
|}

===Composition===
Following the [[2023 Ribble Valley Borough Council election|2023 election]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2023/may/04/elections-2023-results-live-local-council-england#le-full-results|title=Local elections 2023: live council results for England|work=The Guardian}}</ref> and subsequent changes of allegiance and by-elections up to May 2025, the composition of the council was:<ref>{{cite news |last1=Boothroyd |first1=David |title=Cheltenham still enraged by bureaucracy |url=https://www.localcouncils.co.uk/2023/10/cheltenham-still-enraged-by-bureaucracy/ |access-date=14 October 2023 |work=Local Councils |date=13 October 2023}}</ref><ref name=Thorncliffe>{{cite web |title=Ribble Valley |url=https://www.localcouncils.co.uk/councils/?council=ribble_valley |website=Local Councils |publisher=Thorncliffe |access-date=11 July 2024}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan=2| Party
! Councillors
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
| align=center|17
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
| align=center|6
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
| align=center|5
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}
| align=center|2
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Reform UK}}
| align=center|1
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}
| align=center|9
|-
! colspan=2|Total
! align=center|40
|}

Two of the independent councillors (both former Liberal Democrats) form the 'Progressive Liberal Group'.<ref>{{cite web |title=Councillors |url=https://www.ribblevalley.gov.uk/councillors?ward=&party=8&filterList=Go |website=Ribble Valley Borough Council |access-date=29 July 2025}}</ref> The next election is due in 2027.<ref name=Thorncliffe/>

===Elections===
{{see also|Ribble Valley local elections}}
Since the last boundary changes in 2019 the council has comprised 40 [[councillor]]s representing 26 [[Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom|wards]], with each ward electing one or two councillors. Elections are held every four years.<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The Ribble Valley (Electoral Changes) Order 2017|year=2017|number=1267|access-date=15 October 2023}}</ref>

===Premises===
The council is based at the Council Offices on Church Walk in Clitheroe, which was purpose-built for the council in 1980.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=48120|page=3585|date=6 March 1980}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette|issue=48273|page=11223|date=7 August 1980}}</ref> The council chamber is in an adjoining building at 13 Church Street, which had been offices of the old Clitheroe Borough Council prior to the 1974 reforms.<ref>{{cite web |title=Council offices and meetings |url=https://www.ribblevalley.gov.uk/coronavirus-covid-19/council-offices-meetings |website=Ribble Valley Borough Council |access-date=15 October 2023}}</ref>

==Education==

===State-funded schools===

====Primary====
See {{section link|List of schools in Lancashire|Ribble Valley}}

====Secondary====
*[[Bowland High|Bowland High School]], Grindleton
*[[Clitheroe Royal Grammar School]]
*[[Longridge High School]]
*[[Ribblesdale High School]], Clitheroe
*[[St Augustine's RC High School, Billington]]
*[[St Cecilia's Roman Catholic High School|St Cecilia's RC High School]], Longridge

====Specialist====
*Hillside Specialist School, Longridge

===Independent schools===
*[[Stonyhurst Saint Mary's Hall]], Hurst Green (preparatory)
*[[Moorland School]], Clitheroe
*[[Oakhill School, Whalley]]
*[[Stonyhurst College]], Hurst Green

===Adult education===
*[[Alston Hall]], Longridge

==Sport==
*[[Clitheroe FC]]
Longridge Town FC

==Local radio==

===Community radio===
Ribble Valley Radio was a community radio station based in Clitheroe, part of the new, third sector of local radio licensed by OFCOM.<ref>[http://www.ofcom.org.uk/radio/ http://www.ofcom.org.uk/radio/] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090710144436/http://www.ofcom.org.uk/radio/ |date=2009-07-10 }} ''ofcom.org.uk''</ref> The project was launched in September 2004. The radio station helped six local residents into paid work within the radio sector in just three years and trained more than 100 volunteers to present and produce their own radio shows. The project was not supported by the Borough Council, which caused controversy in the area, and local newspaper the''Clitheroe Advertiser and Times''' held a poll which returned the result that 94% agreed that the Ribble Valley Borough Council were wrong not to fund the project and assist its long-term success. Many letters appeared in support of the project and damning the "short sighted" decision of the council. The whole episode brought excellent publicity and boosted the radio station's listening figures by 400%.

MP [[Nigel Evans]] was a staunch supporter and tabled an Early Day Motion at Parliament EDM 979<ref>[http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMDetails.aspx?EDMID=32699&SESSION=885 http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMDetails.aspx?EDMID=32699&SESSION=885] ''edmi.parliament.uk''</ref> calling for "better resources and funding" for Ribble Valley Radio and the new and emerging sector. None of this was sufficient to save the station and on 14 October 2007 Ribble Valley Radio closed, because it was unable to gain sufficient funding to apply for a licence.<ref>[http://archive.thisislancashire.co.uk/2007/10/18/1033682.html Radio station closes due to funding problems<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20080223083815/http://archive.thisislancashire.co.uk/2007/10/18/1033682.html |date=2008-02-23 }}</ref>

A new group, known as Ribble FM,<ref>{{cite web|date=16 May 2020|url=http://www.ribblefm.com |title=Home |publisher=Ribble FM |access-date=2020-05-16}}</ref> was formed in 2011 with the aim of applying for a community radio licence in the third round of licensing by Ofcom. Ribble FM was set up by The Bee founder Roy Martin and includes local directors and trustees.

==Settlements==
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===Civil parishes===
[[File:Borough of Ribble Valley parishes map.svg|thumb|350px|Ribble Valley parishes]]
The whole borough is covered by civil parishes. The parish councils for Clitheroe and Longridge have declared their parishes to be towns, allowing them to take the style "town council".<ref>{{cite web |title=Information on Town and Parish Councils |url=https://www.ribblevalley.gov.uk/county-town-parish-councils/information-town-parish-councils |website=Ribble Valley Borough Council |access-date=15 October 2023}}</ref>
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#[[Aighton, Bailey and Chaigley]]
#[[Balderstone, Lancashire|Balderstone]]
#[[Bashall Eaves]]
#[[Billington and Langho]]
#[[Bolton-by-Bowland]]
#[[Bowland Forest High]]
#[[Bowland Forest Low]]
#[[Bowland-with-Leagram]]
#[[Chatburn]]
#[[Chipping, Lancashire|Chipping]]
#[[Clayton-le-Dale]]
#[[Clitheroe]]
#[[Dinckley]]
#[[Downham, Lancashire|Downham]]
#[[Dutton, Lancashire|Dutton]]
#[[Easington, Lancashire|Easington]]
#[[Gisburn]]
#[[Gisburn Forest]]
#[[Great Mitton]]
#[[Grindleton]]
#[[Horton, Lancashire|Horton]]
#[[Hothersall]]
#[[Little Mitton]]
#[[Longridge]]
#[[Mearley]]
#[[Mellor, Lancashire|Mellor]]
#[[Middop]]
#[[Newsholme, Lancashire|Newsholme]]
#[[Newton-in-Bowland|Newton]]
#[[Osbaldeston]]
#[[Paythorne]]
#[[Pendleton, Lancashire|Pendleton]]
#[[Ramsgreave]]
#[[Read, Lancashire|Read]]
#[[Ribchester]]
#[[Rimington]]
#[[Sabden]]
#[[Salesbury]]
#[[Sawley, Lancashire|Sawley]]
#[[Simonstone, Lancashire|Simonstone]]
#[[Slaidburn]]
#[[Thornley-with-Wheatley]]
#[[Twiston]]
#[[Waddington, Lancashire|Waddington]]
#[[West Bradford, Lancashire|West Bradford]]
#[[Whalley, Lancashire|Whalley]]
#[[Wilpshire]]
#[[Wiswell]]
#[[Worston]]
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==Economy==

Although Ribble Valley is the largest area of Lancashire, it also has the smallest population. The economy of Ribble Valley is mainly rural in nature, with a high proportion of jobs being in the private sector, due to BAE there is a bigger sway towards manufacturing jobs and less of a service economy when compared to the rest of Lancashire presumably due to the size of the authority and the dispersed nature of settlements. The authority also has the highest proportion of [[remote work]]ers in Lancashire.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/web/?siteid=6233&pageid=39638&e=e#Economy | title=District Profile – Ribble Valley | publisher=Lancashire County Council | access-date=2014-10-03 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006085154/http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/web/?siteid=6233&pageid=39638&e=e#Economy | archive-date=2014-10-06 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Notable businesses===
* [[BAE Systems]] and [[Spirit AeroSystems]] at [[Samlesbury Aerodrome]]

==Freedom of the Borough==
The following people and military units have received the [[Freedom of the City|Freedom of the Borough]] of Ribble Valley.

{{Expand list|date=May 2022}}

===Military Units===
* The [[14th/20th King's Hussars]]: 24 August 1992.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cavalry regiment parades through Leyland |url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/3943090.cavalry-regiment-parades-through-leyland/ |website=The Lancashire Telegraph |date=2 December 2008 |access-date=16 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
* The [[King's Royal Hussars]]: 2 December 1992.<ref>{{cite news |title=King's Royal Hussars homecoming parade in Leyland |work=BBC News |date=10 November 2012 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lancashire-20281797 |access-date=16 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Flag waving public line the route for Freedom parade |url=https://www.lep.co.uk/news/flag-waving-public-line-route-freedom-parade-669894 |website=The Lancashire Evening Post |access-date=16 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
* The [[Duke of Lancaster's Regiment]]: 10 March 2011.<ref>{{cite news |title=Duke of Lancaster's Regiment's freedom of Ribble Valley |work=BBC News |date=10 March 2011 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lancashire-12697363 |access-date=16 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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