Ripon

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Ripon
Ripon shown within North Yorkshire
Population	15,922 (parish) (2001 census)
OS grid reference	SE3112271296
District	Harrogate
Shire county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	RIPON
Postcode district	HG4
Dialling code	01765
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Skipton and Ripon
European Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire

Coordinates: 54°08′11″N 1°31′25″W / 54.1363, -1.5236

Ripon is a small cathedral city in North Yorkshire, England. In the 2001 census Ripon had a population of 15,922. In England only Wells, Ely and the City of London are smaller.

Ripon was one of the boroughs reformed by the Municipal Corporations Act 1835. It stayed a borough in the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. Under the Local Government Act 1972 it became a parish in the borough of Harrogate, North Yorkshire. Because it is an urban (town) parish Ripon can call its parish council Ripon City Council, the chairman of its parish council is called the City Mayor.

[change] Other Websites

• Photos of Ripon and surrounding area
• Ripon Tourist, Community and Business Information
• Ripon Tourist Information and Business Directory
• Ripon & District Amateur Radio Society
• Ripon Cathedral
• The Ripon Gazette
• A history of the choristers of Ripon Cathedral
• Newby Hall Cricket Club - Nurturing the future of cricket

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