54°12′54″N 2°20′24″W / 54.215°N 2.340°W
Ribblehead is the area of moorland at the head of the River Ribble in the area known as Ribblesdale, in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, England.
Ribblehead is most notable for Ribblehead railway station and Ribblehead Viaduct on the Settle to Carlisle railway. It is in North Yorkshire with its nearest town being Ingleton. It has some accommodation catering mainly for hikers and a small local population. It is also a point on the Dales Way and Yorkshire Three Peaks walks, in sight of major local peaks including Ingleborough and Whernside.[1]
- ^ Yorkshire Dales - Southern & Western Area Whernside, Ingleborough & Pen-y-ghent (Map) (A2 ed.). 1:25000. Outdoor Leisure. Ordnance Survey. § OL2. ISBN 9780319240687.
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